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Mothers and Daughters

Evan Hunter

Entered Jun 11, 1961 · peaked at #9 on Aug 13, 1961 · 16 weeks on the list, last seen Oct 1, 1961

Book Power
52.9
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
5
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
16
June 1961 – October 1961

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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
Evan Hunterprimary100%52.9

The top ten the week it peaked

See Aug 13, 1961 on the timeline →
  1. #1The Agony and the EcstasyIrving Stone
  2. #2Mila 18Leon Uris
  3. #3To Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee
  4. #4The Edge of SadnessEdwin O'Connor
  5. #5The Winter of Our DiscontentJohn Steinbeck
  6. #6Tropic of CancerHenry Miller
  7. #7The CarpetbaggersHarold Robbins
  8. #8RembrandtGladys Schmitt
  9. #9Mothers and DaughtersEvan Hunter
  10. #10A Journey to MatecumbeRobert Lewis Taylor