We started at 1918, bringing you the bestselling books of the last one hundred years. We’re moving along now and we’re into the 1970s as today we cover the bestselling fiction of 1973.
In 1973, the Sydney Opera House was opened in Australia, while in the US the Watergate scandal dominated the news, and the Supreme Court judged on Roe V Wade. In the UK the average house price reached £10,000 for the first time.
Among all that, there were plenty of books published and read too, and today we’re featuring the bestselling novels of 1973, and some that didn’t make the list but have stood the test of time.
1973 also saw the release of Toni Morrison’s Sula
We’ll continue this series right through to 2018, keep an eye out for 1974, coming soon!
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