TheBestseller
Observatory

Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

October 1943

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Week of October 4, 1943

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SO LITTLE TIME
John P. Marquand
1

SO LITTLE TIME

A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN
Betty Smith
Cover of A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN
2

A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN

THE ROBE
Lloyd C. Douglas
Cover of THE ROBE
3

THE ROBE

HUNGRY HILL
Daphne du Maurier
Cover of HUNGRY HILL
4

HUNGRY HILL

THE VALLEY OF DECISION
Marcia Davenport
Cover of THE VALLEY OF DECISION
5

THE VALLEY OF DECISION

Week of October 11, 1943

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A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN
Betty Smith
Cover of A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN
1

A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN

SO LITTLE TIME
John P. Marquand
2

SO LITTLE TIME

THE ROBE
Lloyd C. Douglas
Cover of THE ROBE
3

THE ROBE

THE APOSTLE
Sholem Asch
4

THE APOSTLE

NONE BUT THE LONELY HEART
Richard Llewellyn
5

NONE BUT THE LONELY HEART

Week of October 18, 1943

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SO LITTLE TIME
John P. Marquand
1

SO LITTLE TIME

A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN
Betty Smith
Cover of A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN
2

A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN

THE ROBE
Lloyd C. Douglas
Cover of THE ROBE
3

THE ROBE

NONE BUT THE LONELY HEART
Richard Llewellyn
4

NONE BUT THE LONELY HEART

THE APOSTLE
Sholem Asch
5

THE APOSTLE

Week of October 25, 1943

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A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN
Betty Smith
Cover of A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN
1

A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN

SO LITTLE TIME
John P. Marquand
2

SO LITTLE TIME

THE ROBE
Lloyd C. Douglas
Cover of THE ROBE
3

THE ROBE

NONE BUT THE LONELY HEART
Richard Llewellyn
4

NONE BUT THE LONELY HEART

THE APOSTLE
Sholem Asch
5

THE APOSTLE

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