Return to Peyton Place

Return to Peyton Place is a 1959 novel by Grace Metalious.

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1959 - Grace Metalious

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Hoping to cash in on the phenomenal success of her first novel, the blockbuster hit Peyton Place (1956), Metalious penned a sequel centering on the life and loves of author Allison Mackenzie, who ironically follows in the footsteps of her mother by having an affair with a married man. While Return to Peyton Place had many of the same soap opera elements of the original, it lacked its narrative style, and read like a hack novel that had been written quickly and without much thought in order to make a fast buck. Although it sold well, its total sales in no way approached those of its predecessor, and the 1961 film adaptation - unlike Peyton Place - was a critical and commercial failure.

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Peyton Place - 1956 - 1961 - Peyton Place

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There was a daytime drama called Return to Peyton Place which aired on NBC from 1972 to 1974. The title is misleading, however; the series is based on the original book and not the sequel of the same name.

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NBC - 1972 - 1974

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