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  • The Secret Midwife by Soraya M. Lane

    The Secret Midwife by Soraya M. Lane

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    London, 1995: When on the fiftieth anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz a news broadcast runs an appeal for information on the identity of a midwife who saved hundreds of lives, Emilia knows it is time to finally tell her story...
  • The Rebel by Tess Thompson

    The Rebel by Tess Thompson

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She watches helplessly as the man she loves leaves to fight with the Allies overseas. He promises her he will return to her alive and well. Will he be able to keep his promise, or will he be yet another lost soldier in a war against tyranny?After four years at a university, Delphia Barnes returns home to Emerson Pass as America prepares to join the war...
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  • Life and Fate by Vasily Grossman, Robert Chandler

    Life and Fate by Vasily Grossman, Robert Chandler

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Based around the pivotal WWII battle of Stalingrad (1942-3), where the German advance into Russia was eventually halted by the Red Army, and around an extended family, the Shaposhnikovs, and their many friends and acquaintances, Life and Fate recounts the experience of characters caught up in an immense struggle between opposing armies and ideologies...
  • Harpers Heroes by Rosie Clarke

    Harpers Heroes by Rosie Clarke

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    From the bestselling author of the Welcome to Harpers Emporium and The Mulberry Lane Series.The Harpers Girls come face to face with the harsh reality of the cruelty of war.Oxford Street, London 1915Sally Harper quietly battles to keep Harpers afloat in the difficult days of the war, whilst husband Ben is working all hours for the War Office...
  • The Paris Secret by Natasha Lester

    The Paris Secret by Natasha Lester

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    From the New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Orphan comes an unforgettable historical novel about a secret collection of Dior gowns that ties back to the first female pilots of WWII and a heartbreaking story of love and sacrifice.England, 1939: The Penrose sisters couldn't be more different. Skye is a daring and brash pilot, and Liberty the one to defy her at every turn...
  • Home Sweet Home by Lizzie Lane

    Home Sweet Home by Lizzie Lane

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Will they meet again? Frances Sweet can’t really remember her real parents. Brought up by her uncle, her cousins Ruby and Mary have always treated her like their little sister.As the war continues to keep her cousins separated from the men they love – Frances is growing up fast enough to catch the eye of dashing American soldier Declan...
  • My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton by Stephanie Dray, Laura Kamoie

    My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton by Stephanie Dray, Laura Kamoie

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    From the New York Times bestselling authors of America’s First Daughter comes the epic story of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton—a revolutionary woman who, like her new nation, struggled to define herself in the wake of war, betrayal, and tragedy...
  • Shelter from the Storm by Ellie Dean

    Shelter from the Storm by Ellie Dean

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Nineteen-year-old April Wilton has just enlisted in the WRENs in Portsmouth, where she works servicing engines on ships. She finds herself immersed in dockyard life and surrounded by soldiers - from England and America. The atmosphere is one of spontaneity and impulsiveness, brought on by the unpredictability of war...
  • The Dance Teacher of Paris by Suzanne Fortin

    The Dance Teacher of Paris by Suzanne Fortin

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    'But how will I look after them? Where can I hide them?' She looked up at me and didn't try to stop the tears from falling. 'I'm begging you. Please, save our children.'Paris, 1942. As the Germans occupy the city she calls home, Adele Basset is determined to keep her pupils' spirits up. Their dance class offers a moment of solace in the dark days of occupation...
  • Within These Walls of Sorrow: A Novel of World War II Poland by Amanda Barratt

    Within These Walls of Sorrow: A Novel of World War II Poland by Amanda Barratt

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "As superbly written as it is haunting in its truth." --Kate Breslin, best-selling author of For Such a TimeZosia Lewandowska knows the brutal realities of war all too well. Within weeks of Germany's invasion of her Polish homeland, she lost the man she loves...
  • All My Tomorrows by Ellie Dean

    All My Tomorrows by Ellie Dean

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The compelling new Second World War novel from the author of Always in My Heart. In defending herself against her brutal husband, eighteen-year-old Ruby Clark is forced to flee London. She has no idea where Cliffehaven is, or what she will find there, but she knows that she will never be able to return home again. At first it seems she's fallen on her feet...
  • The Bridge to Holy Cross by Paullina Simons

    The Bridge to Holy Cross by Paullina Simons

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    The Bridge to Holy Cross is a powerful story of love and hope -- a passionate and epic love story from the Russian-born author of The Bronze Horseman. The world at war ...two people in love. Tatiana is eighteen years old and pregnant when she miraculously escapes war-torn Leningrad to the West, believing herself to be a widow...
  • Stormy Days On Mulberry Lane by Rosie Clarke

    Stormy Days On Mulberry Lane by Rosie Clarke

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    London 1950Peggy Ronoscki is happily settling into life running her guesthouse on Mulberry Lane, surrounded by close friends and family. Life just seems too good…But then disaster strikes.Pip, her beloved son is left in a coma following a devastating car crash and a young girl collapses in the market leaving Peggy no option but to nurse her back to health...
  • Sealed With a Loving Kiss by Ellie Dean

    Sealed With a Loving Kiss by Ellie Dean

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The gripping new Second World War novel from Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author of While We're Apart.After the death of her parents in a bombing raid, Mary Jones discovers a secret in the pages of father’s diaries. Her search for the truth brings her to Cliffehaven on the south coast...
  • The Parisians by Marius Gabriel

    The Parisians by Marius Gabriel

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Paris, 1940. The Nazis have occupied the city—and the Ritz. The opulent old hotel, so loved by Parisians, is now full of swaggering officers, their minions and their mistresses.For American Olivia Olsen, working as a chambermaid at the hotel means denying her nationality and living a lie, every day bringing the danger of discovery closer...
  • Just Once: A Novel by Karen Kingsbury

    Just Once: A Novel by Karen Kingsbury

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The #1 New York Times bestselling author “known for her deeply heartfelt novels” ( Woman’s World ) writes a sweeping World War II love story about a young woman torn between two brothers.In 1941, beautiful Irvel Holland is too focused on her secret to take much notice of the war raging overseas...
  • The Ops Room Girls: An uplifting and romantic WW2 saga by Vicki Beeby

    The Ops Room Girls: An uplifting and romantic WW2 saga by Vicki Beeby

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    When Evie’s dreams come crashing down, she’s determined to still make something of herself in these trying times…It is 1939 and working class Evie Bishop has received a scholarship to study mathematics at Oxford when tragedy turns her life upside down...
  • The Skylark's Secret by Fiona Valpy

    The Skylark's Secret by Fiona Valpy

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Loch Ewe, 1940. When gamekeeper’s daughter Flora’s remote highland village finds itself the base for the Royal Navy’s Arctic convoys, life in her close-knit community changes forever. In defiance of his disapproving father, the laird’s son falls in love with Flora, and as tensions build in their disrupted home, any chance of their happiness seems doomed...
  • The German Midwife by Mandy Robotham

    The German Midwife by Mandy Robotham

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    For readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Kate Furnivall comes a gritty tale of courage, betrayal and love in the most unlikely of places. Germany, 1944. Taken from the camps to serve the Fuhrer himself, Anke Hoff has been assigned as midwife to one of Hitler’s inner circle. If she refuses, her family will die...
  • On a Turning Tide by Ellie Dean

    On a Turning Tide by Ellie Dean

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cliffehaven, October 1944 As the Allied troops draw closer to victory, life at Beach View Boarding House is still full of uncertainty. Rosie’s plans for her wedding to Ron Reilly are plagued with misunderstandings. And when Ron takes on a secret assignment just days before they are due to say their vows, it seems their plans for a future together may be doomed...
  • Abiding Hope by Jennifer H. Westall

    Abiding Hope by Jennifer H. Westall

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it." After three years of bloodshed in the jungles of the Philippines, guerrilla leader, Matthew Doyle, finds himself on the brink of freedom. The Americans are coming, bringing with them the promise of an end to the terror inflicted by the Japanese army on his mind, body, and soul...
  • Pocketful of Dreams: A Heart-Warming East End Saga by Jean Fullerton

    Pocketful of Dreams: A Heart-Warming East End Saga by Jean Fullerton

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Jean Fullerton, queen of the saga, returns with a charming new war-time series. It's 1939, and the Brogan family of London's East End are ready to show Hitler what-for. But things don't seem so rosy when rationing, evacuation, and air-raids start to put this larger-than-life family to the test...
  • The Memory Keeper of Kyiv by Erin Litteken

    The Memory Keeper of Kyiv by Erin Litteken

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Perfect for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Beekeeper of Aleppo.In the 1930s, Stalin’s activists marched through the Soviet Union, espousing the greatness of collective farming. It was the first step in creating a man-made famine that, in Ukraine, stole almost 4 million lives...
  • Long Way Home by Lynn Austin

    Long Way Home by Lynn Austin

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In this portrait of war and its aftermath, a young woman searches for the truth her childhood friend won't discuss after returning from World War II, revealing a story of courage, friendship, and faith.Peggy Serrano couldn't wait for her best friend to come home from the war...
  • Marriage and Mayhem for the Tobacco Girls by Lizzie Lane

    Marriage and Mayhem for the Tobacco Girls by Lizzie Lane

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Discover the brand new instalment in Lizzie Lane's bestselling Tobacco Girls series! War is fleeting, but true love last forever...May 1944Hope and excitement is in the air when news breaks of the allied forces landing in Normandy. D Day has arrived. However, the day-to-day struggles for the Tobacco Girls continue.Carole Thomas wants her old life back...
  • All My Secrets by Lynn Austin

    All My Secrets by Lynn Austin

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bestselling author Lynn Austin returns with a luminous work of historical fiction set amid the opulence of Gilded Age New York, where three generations of women in one family must reckon with the choices they have made and their hopes for the future.New York, 1898...
  • Under A Sky of Memories by Soraya M. Lane

    Under A Sky of Memories by Soraya M. Lane

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From the bestselling author of The Last Correspondent comes the powerful story of three brave women who go to war—and end up fighting for their lives.Sicily, 1943. Three American women, all nurses in the Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron, are determined to do all they can for their country...
  • Under a Sky of Memories by Soraya M. Lane

    Under a Sky of Memories by Soraya M. Lane

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From the bestselling author of The Last Correspondent comes the powerful story of three brave women who go to war—and end up fighting for their lives.Sicily, 1943. Three American women, all nurses in the Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron, are determined to do all they can for their country...
  • The Women of Fishers Wharf by Tracy Baines

    The Women of Fishers Wharf by Tracy Baines

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Can you leave the past behind and embrace the future? - A brand new series from Tracy BainesGreat Grimsby, 1912Newlywed fisherman Alec Hardy decides to make a fresh start with his young wife Letty and move to the thriving fishing port of Grimsby in search of a brighter future...
  • Warleggan by Winston Graham

    Warleggan by Winston Graham

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Ross Poldark plunges into a speculative mining venture which threatens his financial security and his stormy marriage to Demelza. When the old attraction between Ross and Elizabeth begins to rekindle itself, Demelza retaliates by becoming dangerously involved with a Scottish cavalry officer...
  • People Like Us by Louise Fein

    People Like Us by Louise Fein

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    For fans of The Nightingale and All the Light We Cannot See, a spellbinding story of impossible love set against the backdrop of the Nazi regime.As the dutiful daughter of a high-ranking Nazi officer, Hetty Heinrich is keen to play her part in the glorious new Thousand Year Reich...
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  • More Than Riches by Josephine Cox

    More Than Riches by Josephine Cox

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When a train accident leaves Rosie 's mother dead and her father left crippled and unable to earn a living, it is up to Rosie to keep the wolf from the door. With her mother gone and her sweetheart Adam away in the army, Rosie eagerly awaits this letters, but they never come. As she grows more disillusioned, Adam's best friend, Doug , goes out of his way to be charming and attentive...
  • The Girl From the Workhouse by Lynn Johnson

    The Girl From the Workhouse by Lynn Johnson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    ‘an emotional, captivating read which is perfect for anyone who loves a good saga! ’ Over The Rainbow Book Blog Even in the darkest of times, she never gave up hope Staffordshire, 1911 . Ginnie Jones ’s childhood is spent in the shadow of the famous Potteries, living with her mother, father and older sister Mabel...
  • The Land Beyond the Sea by Sharon Kay Penman

    The Land Beyond the Sea by Sharon Kay Penman

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Filled with drama and battle, tragedy and romance, Sharon Penman’s The Land Beyond the Sea tells the epic tale of a clash of cultures that will resonate with readers today.1172. The Kingdom of Jerusalem, also known as Outremer – the land beyond the sea.A young realm, Outremer was baptized in blood when the men of the First Crusade captured Jerusalem from the Saracens in 1099...
  • The Girls of Pearl Harbor by Soraya M. Lane

    The Girls of Pearl Harbor by Soraya M. Lane

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    From the bestselling author of Wives of War comes a harrowing tale of four brave young nurses whose lives change forever in the wake of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. When Grace, April, and Poppy join the US Army Nurse Corps, they see it as little more than an adventure, one made all the better by their first station: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii...
  • The Hidden Letters by Lorna Cook

    The Hidden Letters by Lorna Cook

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    On the eve of a world war, a forbidden love will blossom in the garden of a stately home and one young woman will make a choice that will change her life forever…As the storm clouds of war gather, Cordelia seeks refuge in the grounds of her family estate.Isaac has recently arrived to tend to the gardens, and the connection between him and Cordelia is as immediate as it is forbidden...
  • A River Between Us by Jocelyn Green

    A River Between Us by Jocelyn Green

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Cora Mae Stewart’s world collapses when Sherman destroys the Georgia cotton mill where she works and has her arrested for treason and sent North. Faced with impossible choices, she does what she must to keep a little girl safe in an inhospitable land.Convinced he won’t survive the war, Union Sergeant Ethan Howard determines to make his death count for something...
  • The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris by Daisy Wood

    The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris by Daisy Wood

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    From an exciting new voice in WWII historical fiction—and the author of The Clockmaker’s Wife—comes a tale of love and a betrayal that echoes through generations…Paris, 1940: War is closing in on the city of love. With his wife forced into hiding, Jacques must stand by and watch as the Nazis take away everything he holds dear...
  • Island in the East by Jenny Ashcroft

    Island in the East by Jenny Ashcroft

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Set in 1890s and 1940s Singapore, the stunning Island in the East is a story of love, sisterly rivalry and the true cost of betrayal. Vivid, authentic and utterly beautiful, it's the perfect read for fans of Victoria Hislop, Fiona McIntosh and Kate Morton. 1897: twenty-year-old identical twins, Harriet and Mae, born from a scandalous affair, have spent their lives slighted by gossips...
  • Wartime with the Tram Girls by Lynn Johnson

    Wartime with the Tram Girls by Lynn Johnson

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    ‘ Absolutely loved this book from start to finish, I couldn’t put it down ' ☆☆☆☆☆ Reader Review While the men are off fighting, the women keep the country moving… July 1914 : Britain is in turmoil as WW1 begins to change the world. While the young men disappear off to foreign battlefields, the women left at home throw themselves into jobs meant for the boys...
  • These High, Green Hills by Jan Karon

    These High, Green Hills by Jan Karon

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    For years, Mitford's sixtysomething rector has been happily married to his parish. Now he's also married to Cynthia, his vivacious next-door neighbor. For Father Tim, life in Mitford has never been so full of surprises. His wife is "aging" his already ancient kitchen walls, not to mention burning his draperies. The mountain boy he's learned to love as his own makes a heartrending decision...
  • New Recruits at Goodwill House by Fenella J. Miller

    New Recruits at Goodwill House by Fenella J. Miller

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    May 1940There are new residents at Goodwill House – WAAF drivers Camilla ‘Millie’ Cunningham and Diane Forsyth, both eager to do their bit for the war effort and excited to be helping the brave boys who fly.And when Millie meets dashing and heroic Spitfire pilot Ted Thorrington, they strike up an instant connection...
  • A Gilded Lady by Elizabeth Camden

    A Gilded Lady by Elizabeth Camden

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 11 ratings
    Caroline Delacroix is at the pinnacle of Washington high society in her role as secretary to the first lady of the United States. But beneath the faade of her beauty, glamorous wardrobe, and dazzling personality, she's hiding a terrible secret. If she cannot untangle a web of foreign espionage, her brother will face execution for treason...
  • Courage of the Shipyard Girls by Nancy Revell

    Courage of the Shipyard Girls by Nancy Revell

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sunderland, 1942: Polly's heart and her future are hanging in the balance… Polly’s sweetheart Tommy has been declared missing while serving overseas, and although there is no certainty that he is dead, there is no guarantee that he will return home. Now Polly needs her friends more than ever, and the other women welders are ready to rally around her while she waits for news...
  • Chasing Shadows by Lynn Austin

    Chasing Shadows by Lynn Austin

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lena is a wife and mother who farms alongside her husband in the tranquil countryside...
  • The Long Road Back To You by Buck Turner

    The Long Road Back To You by Buck Turner

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They say it only takes a moment to fall in love with someone, but a lifetime to forget them!From the author of Evergreen comes a stirring story that proves it is never too late for loveEighteen-year-old Charlie Ross, a shy, backward teen from Tennessee, does the one thing you should never do before going off to war - he falls in love...
  • Welcome to Weaver Street by Chrissie Walsh

    Welcome to Weaver Street by Chrissie Walsh

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    If you love Nadine Dorries and Katie Flynn, you'll love Chrissie Walsh's WWI story of love, loss and triumph!Kitty and Tom Conlon arrive in Liverpool in July 1916 to claim the house Tom’s great-uncle has bequeathed him in his will. The move to England couldn’t have come at a better time. Dublin is in turmoil following the Easter Uprising and Kitty’s brother is now in prison...
  • A Mother’s Hope for the Cornish Girls by Betty Walker

    A Mother’s Hope for the Cornish Girls by Betty Walker

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can the bonds of motherhood give them the strength they’ll need to get through the war?St Ives, Spring 1943.After having given up her baby at seventeen, Sonya is inspired by her work at an orphanage to discover what happened to her daughter twenty-five years ago. Reunited, they struggle to bond whilst braving the war together.Nurse Lily has returned to St Ives to finish training as a midwife...
  • Weaver Street at War by Chrissie Walsh

    Weaver Street at War by Chrissie Walsh

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The BRAND NEW release from Chrissie WalshPraise for Chrissie Walsh'Full of joy, sorrow and a big pinch of fun. I loved it' Elizabeth Gill'A captivating story of family, relations and the complexities of life. With truly heart-tugging moments that make you shed a tear...
  • The Queen of Beauty by Petra Durst-Benning, Edwin Miles

    The Queen of Beauty by Petra Durst-Benning, Edwin Miles

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Petra Durst-Benning’s captivating historical novel pays homage to the trailblazing women of the early twentieth century—like Elizabeth Arden and Estée Lauder—who shaped culture, shattered convention, and strived to make the world around them more beautiful...
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