TheBestseller
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Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

August 1942

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Week of August 3, 1942

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AND NOW TOMORROW
Rachel Field
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AND NOW TOMORROW

THE SONG OF BERNADETTE
Franz Werfel
Cover of THE SONG OF BERNADETTE
2

THE SONG OF BERNADETTE

ASSIGNMENT IN BRITTANY
Helen MacInnes
Cover of ASSIGNMENT IN BRITTANY
3

ASSIGNMENT IN BRITTANY

UNTIL THE DAY BREAK
Louis Bromfield
Cover of UNTIL THE DAY BREAK
4

UNTIL THE DAY BREAK

DRIVIN' WOMAN
Elizabeth Chevalier
Cover of DRIVIN' WOMAN
5

DRIVIN' WOMAN

Week of August 10, 1942

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THE SONG OF BERNADETTE
Franz Werfel
Cover of THE SONG OF BERNADETTE
1

THE SONG OF BERNADETTE

AND NOW TOMORROW
Rachel Field
Cover of AND NOW TOMORROW
2

AND NOW TOMORROW

ASSIGNMENT IN BRITTANY
Helen MacInnes
Cover of ASSIGNMENT IN BRITTANY
3

ASSIGNMENT IN BRITTANY

THE UNINVITED
Dorothy Macardle
Cover of THE UNINVITED
4

THE UNINVITED

DRIVIN' WOMAN
Elizabeth Chevalier
Cover of DRIVIN' WOMAN
5

DRIVIN' WOMAN

Week of August 17, 1942

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THE SONG OF BERNADETTE
Franz Werfel
Cover of THE SONG OF BERNADETTE
1

THE SONG OF BERNADETTE

AND NOW TOMORROW
Rachel Field
Cover of AND NOW TOMORROW
2

AND NOW TOMORROW

ASSIGNMENT IN BRITTANY
Helen MacInnes
Cover of ASSIGNMENT IN BRITTANY
3

ASSIGNMENT IN BRITTANY

THE UNINVITED
Dorothy Macardle
Cover of THE UNINVITED
4

THE UNINVITED

DRIVIN' WOMAN
Elizabeth Chevalier
Cover of DRIVIN' WOMAN
5

DRIVIN' WOMAN

Week of August 24, 1942

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THE SONG OF BERNADETTE
Franz Werfel
Cover of THE SONG OF BERNADETTE
1

THE SONG OF BERNADETTE

AND NOW TOMORROW
Rachel Field
Cover of AND NOW TOMORROW
2

AND NOW TOMORROW

ASSIGNMENT IN BRITTANY
Helen MacInnes
Cover of ASSIGNMENT IN BRITTANY
3

ASSIGNMENT IN BRITTANY

DRIVIN' WOMAN
Elizabeth Chevalier
Cover of DRIVIN' WOMAN
4

DRIVIN' WOMAN

THE UNINVITED
Dorothy Macardle
Cover of THE UNINVITED
5

THE UNINVITED

Week of August 31, 1942

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THE SONG OF BERNADETTE
Franz Werfel
Cover of THE SONG OF BERNADETTE
1

THE SONG OF BERNADETTE

AND NOW TOMORROW
Rachel Field
Cover of AND NOW TOMORROW
2

AND NOW TOMORROW

ASSIGNMENT IN BRITTANY
Helen MacInnes
Cover of ASSIGNMENT IN BRITTANY
3

ASSIGNMENT IN BRITTANY

THE UNINVITED
Dorothy Macardle
Cover of THE UNINVITED
4

THE UNINVITED

DRIVIN' WOMAN
Elizabeth Chevalier
Cover of DRIVIN' WOMAN
5

DRIVIN' WOMAN

Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review, archived by Hawes Publications.