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Full list →THE GRAPES OF WRATH
John Steinbeck
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THE GRAPES OF WRATH
THE WEB AND THE ROCK
Thomas Wolfe
2
THE WEB AND THE ROCK
BLACK NARCISSUS
Rumer Godden
3
BLACK NARCISSUS
THE BRANDONS
Angela Thirkell
4
THE BRANDONS
NEXT TO VALOUR
John Jennings
5
NEXT TO VALOUR
MR. EMMANUEL
Louis Golding
6
MR. EMMANUEL
SHANGHAI '37
Vicki Baum
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SHANGHAI '37
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