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Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for July 31, 2003
from sales the week ending July 27, 2003
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| TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION | Last Week/
Weeks on List |
| 1. |
The Secret Life of Bees
Sue Monk Kidd, 0142001740, Penguin, $14
A #1 76 Pick and 2003 Book Sense Book of the Year finalist, now in paperback. |
1/25 |
| 2. |
Life of Pi
Yann Martel, 0156027321, Harvest, $14
A Top Ten 76 Pick and Booker Prize winner, now in paperback. |
4/14 |
| 3. |
#1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Alexander McCall Smith, 1400034779, Anchor, $11.95
A 76 Pick, indie discovery, and Today Show pick! Do not miss this
"mystery" and its sequels. |
2/24 |
| 4. |
East of Eden
John Steinbeck, 0142004235, Penguin, $16
Oprah is back reading the classics, and Steinbeck's story of brotherly rivalry is a bestseller. |
3/6 |
| 5. |
Three Junes
Julia Glass, 0385721420, Anchor , $14
A 76 Pick and National Book Award winner, now in paperback! |
5/13 |
| 6. |
The Virgin Blue
Tracy Chevalier, 0452284449, Plume, $14
A 76 Pick. A writer of great delicacy, Chevalier is a reader -- and bookseller -- favorite. |
6/5 |
| 7. |
Bel Canto
Ann Patchett, 0060934417, Perennial, $13.95
A 76 Pick and 2003 Book Sense Book of the Year winner, based on the true story of a hostage crisis in Peru. |
7/65 |
| 8. |
Atonement
Ian McEwan, 038572179X, Anchor, $14
A 76 Pick; Booker Prize winner; NBCC winner. A winner on all counts. |
9/21 |
| 9. |
Tears of the Giraffe
Alexander McCall Smith, 1400031354, Anchor, $11.95
Sequel to the fantastically popular #1 Ladies' Detective Agency. |
8/22 |
| 10. |
Morality for Beautiful Girls
Alexander McCall Smith, 1400031362, Anchor, $11.95
Book 3 in the incredible "#1 Ladies' Detective Agency" series. |
10/14 |
| 11. |
Unless
Carol Shields, 0007154615, Fourth Estate, $13.95
A 76 Pick and last novel of the just deceased Pulitzer Prize-winning author
of The Stone Diaries. |
/9 |
| 12. |
Peace Like a River
Leif Enger, 0802139256, Grove, $13
The 2002 Book Sense Book of the Year winner for fiction is now in paperback. Run, don't walk. |
11/48 |
| 13. |
The Dive From Clausen's Pier
Ann Packer, 0375727132, Vintage, $14
A Top Ten 76 Pick, now in paperback. A young woman is faced with a terrible decision when her fiance is critically injured in an accident. |
13/15 |
| 14. |
The Nanny Diaries
Emma McLaughlin, Nicola Kraus, 0312291639, St. Martin's , $13.95
There's a heartwarming story of love and loyalty lurking under this sharp portrait of the Upper East Side; now in paperback. |
12/18 |
| 15. |
In Her Shoes
Jennifer Weiner, 0743418204, Washington Square, $14
A character rich follow-up to Weiner's bestseller, Good in Bed. |
14/3 |
| ON THE RISE |
| 40. |
The Book of Illusions
Paul Auster , 0312421818, Picador , $14
An elegant story within a story from the unpredictable Auster. |
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