A Rage to Live is a 1949 novel by John O'Hara. It was a bestseller upon release. The novel is described as a large-scale social chronicle, depicting a wide swath of American society, set in the fictional locale of Fort Penn, PA.https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/108/1088907/a-rage-to-live/9780099528821.html Penguinhttps://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/john-ohara/rage-to-live/ Kirkus
The book achieved commercial success, appearing at fourth place in Publishers Weekly's list of the top ten best-selling fiction works in the United States in the year 1949. A film based on the book was released in 1965.
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