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The Semi-Attached Couple

Emily Eden

Entered Aug 17, 1947 · 3 weeks on the list, last seen Aug 31, 1947

Book Power
9.6
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#9
1 week there · Aug 31, 1947
Top-ten weeks
1
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
3
August 1947 – August 1947

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
Emily Edenprimary100%9.6

The top ten the week it peaked

See Aug 31, 1947 on the timeline →
  1. #1The MoneymanThomas B. Costain
  2. #2Prince of FoxesSamuel Shellabarger
  3. #3Gentleman's AgreementLaura Z. Hobson
  4. #4Kingsblood RoyalSinclair Lewis
  5. #5Knock on Any DoorWillard Motley
  6. #6The VixensFrank Yerby
  7. #7The Miracle of the BellsRussell Janney
  8. #8The Story of Mrs. MurphyNatalie Anderson Scott
  9. #9The Semi-Attached CoupleEmily Eden
  10. #10The Big SkyA.B. Guthrie Jr

The #1 bestsellers of 1947

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Every other book that reached #1 on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list in 1947.