TheBestseller
Observatory

Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

May 1945

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Week of May 6, 1945

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THE BALLAD AND THE SOURCE
Rosamond Lehmann
1

THE BALLAD AND THE SOURCE

THE GREEN YEARS
A. J. Cronin
Cover of THE GREEN YEARS
2

THE GREEN YEARS

EARTH AND HIGH HEAVEN
Gwenthalyn Graham
3

EARTH AND HIGH HEAVEN

CAPTAIN FROM CASTILLE
Samuel Shellaburger
4

CAPTAIN FROM CASTILLE

GREAT SON
Edna Ferber
5

GREAT SON

Week of May 13, 1945

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THE BALLAD AND THE SOURCE
Rosamond Lehmann
1

THE BALLAD AND THE SOURCE

THE GREEN YEARS
A. J. Cronin
Cover of THE GREEN YEARS
2

THE GREEN YEARS

EARTH AND HIGH HEAVEN
Gwenthalyn Graham
3

EARTH AND HIGH HEAVEN

CAPTAIN FROM CASTILLE
Samuel Shellaburger
4

CAPTAIN FROM CASTILLE

IMMORTAL WIFE
Irving Stone
5

IMMORTAL WIFE

Week of May 20, 1945

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THE GREEN YEARS
A. J. Cronin
Cover of THE GREEN YEARS
1

THE GREEN YEARS

CAPTAIN FROM CASTILLE
Samuel Shellaburger
2

CAPTAIN FROM CASTILLE

EARTH AND HIGH HEAVEN
Gwenthalyn Graham
3

EARTH AND HIGH HEAVEN

THE BALLAD AND THE SOURCE
Rosamond Lehmann
4

THE BALLAD AND THE SOURCE

FOREVER AMBER
Kathleen Winsor
Cover of FOREVER AMBER
5

FOREVER AMBER

Week of May 27, 1945

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THE GREEN YEARS
A. J. Cronin
Cover of THE GREEN YEARS
1

THE GREEN YEARS

FOREVER AMBER
Kathleen Winsor
Cover of FOREVER AMBER
2

FOREVER AMBER

EARTH AND HIGH HEAVEN
Gwenthalyn Graham
3

EARTH AND HIGH HEAVEN

THE BALLAD AND THE SOURCE
Rosamond Lehmann
4

THE BALLAD AND THE SOURCE

CAPTAIN FROM CASTILLE
Samuel Shellaburger
5

CAPTAIN FROM CASTILLE

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