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The week's bestselling books, May 3
Key takeaways
- The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (Crown: $28) A lifelong letter writer reckons with a painful past.
- Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke (Knopf: $30) A “tradwife” influencer suddenly wakes up in the brutal world of 1855.
- Putnam’s Sons: $30) A woman’s carefully curated life is upended after meeting a handsome stranger.
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1. The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (Crown: $28) A lifelong letter writer reckons with a painful past.
2. Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke (Knopf: $30) A “tradwife” influencer suddenly wakes up in the brutal world of 1855.
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