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Assignment in Brittany

Helen MacInnes

Entered Jul 20, 1942 · 12 weeks on the list, last seen Oct 5, 1942

Book Power
134.6
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#2
4 weeks there · first Sep 7, 1942
Top-ten weeks
12
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
12
July 1942 – October 1942

Ranked by Book Power, part of the ChartReign Power model — not a list published by anyone else. How it works →

The run

Position by week; a gap is a spell off the list.

What it earned each author

Book Power is the book's own figure. Power contributed is what it earned each author's Career Power: a featured credit takes its reduced share, and a week where the author had other books charting is split between them.

AuthorCreditCredit sharePower contributed
Helen MacInnesprimary100%134.6

The top ten the week it peaked

See Sep 7, 1942 on the timeline →
  1. #1The Song of BernadetteFranz Werfel
  2. #2Assignment in BrittanyHelen MacInnes
  3. #3And Now TomorrowRachel Field
  4. #4The UninvitedDorothy Macardle
  5. #5Drivin' WomanElizabeth Chevalier

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