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Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for April 4, 2002
from sales the week ending March 31
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TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION |
Last Week/
Weeks on List |
| 1. |
The Red Tent
Anita Diamant, 0312195516, Picador, $14.95.
A re-imagining of the biblical Dinah, daughter to Jacob and Leah. The Book
Sense Book of the Year Award Winner. |
2/110 |
| 2. |
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Michael Chabon, 0312282990, Picador, $15.
The Pulitzer Prize winner, now in paperback. A 'Book Sense 76' Pick. |
4/32 |
| 3. |
A Common Life - Debut
Jan Karon, 0142000345, Penguin, $13.
Part of the beloved Mitford series, just out in paperback. |
-/1 |
| 4. |
Girl With a Pearl Earring
Tracy Chevalier, 0452282152, Plume, $13.
A historical fiction built around Vermeer's household, and the relationship
between the artist and a young servant woman. |
5/61 |
| 5. |
The Last Time They Met
Anita Shreve, 0316781266, Back Bay, $13.95.
A story of love and loss from the author of The Pilot's Wife. |
1/10 |
| 6. |
Prodigal Summer
Barbara Kingsolver, 0060959037, Perennial, $14.
The author of The Poisonwood Bible celebrates the tapestry of nature,
and the human thread that runs through it, in her novel set in southern
Appalachia. |
6/23 |
| 7. |
My Dream of You
Nuala O'Faolain, 1573229083, Riverhead, $14.
The first novel from the Irish journalist and author of Are You Somebody? |
8/8 |
| 8. |
Fall on Your Knees
Ann-Marie MacDonald, 0743237188, Scribner, $14.
The latest Oprah pick. |
3/9 |
| 9. |
The Blind Assassin
Margaret Atwood, 0385720955, Anchor, $14.
A novel of two sisters and the secrets between them by the renowned Canadian
author. |
7/28 |
| 10. |
Girl in Hyacinth Blue
Susan Vreeland, 014029628X, Penguin, $11.
Eight vibrant stories that trace the history of a Vermeer painting through
its various owners. A Top Ten 'Book Sense 76' Pick. |
5/61 |
| 11. |
The Death of Vishnu
Manil Suri, 006000438X, Perennial, $13.95.
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9/10 |
| 12. |
Island
Alistair MacLeod, 0375713042, Vintage, $25.95.
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15/2 |
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The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien, 0618129022, Mariner, $20.
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14/14 |
| 14. |
Bee Season
Myla Goldberg, 0385498802, Knopf, $13.
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11/32 |
| 15. |
The Florabama Ladies' Auxiliary & Sewing Circle
Lois Battle, 0142000361, Penguin, $14.
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ON THE RISE |
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| 27. |
Good in Bed
Jennifer Weiner, 0743418174, Washington Square Press, $13.
A plus-size, pop-culture reporter discovers that her ex-boyfriend is chronicling
their relationship in a series of articles. A 76 pick. |
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