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Best Books of 1949, According to Goodreads Readers - Page 2

I have been missing someone's most popular books of each year, working backwards. So I thought that I would start with an idea of best books of each year--starting forward from the year I was born.
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Rest and Be Thankful (Emma Glass)
Rest and Be Thankful
41
Emma Glass
The Story of the Trapp Family Singers (Maria Augusta Von Trapp)
The Story of the Trapp Family Singers
42
Maria Augusta Von Trapp
The Way of Divine Love (Josefa Menendez)
The Way of Divine Love
43
Josefa Menendez
Hunter's Horn (Harriet Arnow)
Hunter's Horn
44
Harriet Arnow
Miss Pym Disposes (Josephine Tey)
Miss Pym Disposes
45
Josephine Tey
The Franchise Affair (Josephine Tey)
The Franchise Affair
46
Josephine Tey
Brat Farrar (Josephine Tey)
Brat Farrar
47
Josephine Tey
Murder Most Royal (Jean Plaidy)
Murder Most Royal
48
Jean Plaidy
Mary Wakefield (Mazo De La Roche)
Mary Wakefield
49
Mazo De La Roche
Children on the Oregon Trail (A. Rutgers Van Der Loeff)
Children on the Oregon Trail
50
A. Rutgers Van Der Loeff
The Bishop of Hell (Marjorie Bowen)
The Bishop of Hell
51
Marjorie Bowen
The Wooden Horse (Eric Williams)
The Wooden Horse
52
Eric Williams
The Parasites
The Parasites
53
Brief Gaudy Hour (Margaret Campbell Barnes)
Brief Gaudy Hour
54
Margaret Campbell Barnes
Arabella (Georgette Heyer)
Arabella
55
Georgette Heyer
Tomorrow We Reap (James Street and James Childers)
Tomorrow We Reap
56
James Street and James Childers
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