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| Author | Frank Yerby |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical |
| Publisher | Dial Press |
Publication date | 1957 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 405 |
Fairoaks is a 1957 historical novel by the American writer Frank Yerby. [1] It was one of his better critically received works of the 1950s, at a time when his reputation amongst reviewers had been declining despite his popularity with readers. [2]
The novel spans four generations from 1780 to 1884 but focuses particularly on Guy Falks, a Southerner with ambitions and a desire for revenge that takes him to a variety of locations on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, and the vast plantation Fairoaks.
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This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1991.
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1957.
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Fairoaks may refer to:
This is a list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1940s, as determined by Publishers Weekly. The list features the most popular novels of each year from 1940 through 1949.
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