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Hold the Dream
Classic · Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction

Hold the Dream

by Barbara Taylor Bradford
1985 · 694 pages · Fiction
40 Classic ★ 4.20 on Goodreads · 7K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 17 hours to read · about 5 weeks at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

#1 New York Times bestseller (1 week at #1). 4.20★ from 7K Goodreads ratings.

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40Must-Read Score
  • Readers76 out of 100 · counts 40%+34
  • Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
  • Bestseller16 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+6
  • Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0

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