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London, 1942.
Nineteen Steps
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · War Fiction · Women's Fiction · World War 2
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London, 1942. Amid air raids and uncertainty, eighteen-year-old Nellie Morris clings to family, routine, and hope. When she meets Ray, an American airman, the promise of a bigger life begins to take shape—until a single devastating night shatters everything she knows. Inspired by real family history, this is a tender, emotional story of love, loss, and the resilience it takes to keep going when the world falls apart.
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The New York Times bestseller from iconic Emmy-nominated actress and producer MILLIE BOBBY BROWN: Nineteen Steps -- soon to be a feature film on Netflix!
"My inner history-loving teenage geek clapped her hands in ecstasy at the thought of a historical novel penned by Enola Holmes, and she wasn't disappointed!”—Kate Quinn
Love blooms in the darkest days…
It’s 1942, and air raid sirens continue to wail around London. Eighteen-year-old Nellie Morris counts every day lucky that she emerges from the underground shelters unharmed, her loving family still surrounding her.
After a chance encounter with Ray, an American airman stationed nearby, she becomes enchanted with the idea of a broader world. Just as she begins to embrace an exciting new life with Ray, a terrible incident occurs during an air raid one evening, tearing her world apart. But when it seems all hope is lost, Nellie finds that, against all odds, love and happiness can triumph.
Nineteen Steps is a deeply affecting, mesmerizing page-turner inspired by the author’s family history. An epic story of longing, loss, and secrets, Millie Bobby Brown’s propulsive debut introduces an unforgettable, brave young woman and boldly portrays the strength in the power of love.
“Inspired by my Nanny Ruth, this book is very personal and close to my heart. I grew up listening to stories about her time living through the war. I’m honored to keep her story alive.”—Millie Bobby Brown
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In postwar Germany, eighteen year old Zofia Lederman searches for her brother after surviving the camps and losing nearly everyone she loved.
They Went Left
Historical Fiction · Romance · Teen + Young Adult · Historical Romance · World War 2
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In postwar Germany, eighteen year old Zofia Lederman searches for her brother after surviving the camps and losing nearly everyone she loved. Moving through displaced persons camps and shattered cities, she clings to a promise that keeps her alive. A New York Times bestselling historical novel praised for its power, compassion, and emotional truth.
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★Booklist ★Bookpage ★The Bulletin ★Publishers Weekly ★Shelf Awareness ★SLC ★SLJ “CRUCIAL.” —The New York Times Book Review In the rubble of a broken continent, a girl must solve a mystery whose answers could rebuild her family—or break her completely, in this New York Times bestselling, critically acclaimed tour de force historical novel from Monica Hesse, author of Girl in the Blue Coat. Germany, 1945. The soldiers who liberated the Gross-Rosen concentration camp say the war is over, but nothing feels over to eighteen-year-old Zofia Lederman. Her body has barely begun to heal, her mind feels broken. And her life is completely shattered: Three years ago, she and her younger brother, Abek, were the only members of their family to be sent to the right, away from the gas chambers of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Everyone else—her parents, her grandmother, radiant Aunt Maja—they went left. Zofia's last words to her brother were a promise: Abek to Zofia, A to Z. When I find you again, we will fill our alphabet. Now her journey to fulfill that vow takes her through Poland and Germany, into a displaced persons camp where everyone she meets is trying to piece together a future from a painful past: Miriam, desperately searching for the twin she was separated from after they survived medical experimentation. Breine, a former heiress, who now longs only for a simple wedding with her new fiancé. And Josef, who guards his past behind a wall of secrets, and is beautiful and strange and magnetic all at once. But the deeper Zofia digs, the more impossible her search seems. How can she find one boy in a sea of the missing? “This is not just a story about death and survival—it’s also about choosing to live on, even in the face of genocide, trauma and devastating loss. And what could be more relevant to our world today?” —Sharon Cameron, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Light in Hidden Places, writing in The New York Times "A heartbreaking, gorgeously written story...The ending left me breathless and awed by its expression of enduring love."―Jewell Parker Rhodes, New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Boys
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A good pick for fans of WWII historical thrillers involving espionage and parallel missions.
The Blitz Secret
Historical Fiction · Thriller · War Fiction · World War 2
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In London during the Blitz, farmer John Cook investigates a young woman’s disappearance and uncovers connections to a spy network. Meanwhile, Lady Margaret works to gain the German high command’s trust in occupied France so she can betray their secrets. A good pick for fans of WWII historical thrillers involving espionage and parallel missions.
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London is under attack. Secrets and spies hide in the shadows. Who can you trust when every night could be your last?
London, 1940: Farmer John Cook would rather avoid the city at the best of times. But as he watches Nazi bombers passing overhead in the moonlight, he knows he is exactly where he needs to be.
A young woman has disappeared during an air raid and Cook links her to a network of spies. As his search continues, he realises more is at stake than he could have imagined...
Occupied France: Lady Margaret is playing a dangerous game. To the German high-command she is a valuable prize. To the British, she has become the enemy, unless she can do the impossible: gain the trust of those at the heart of the Nazi war machine and betray their secrets.
With the fate of Europe in their hands, will Cook and Margaret make the ultimate sacrifice to keep each other's secrets safe and save innocent lives?
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In 1944 Germany, resistance courier Louise is torn from everyone she loves and sent to a brutal camp where survival feels impossible.
The Girl Who Saved Them
Historical Fiction · War Fiction · World War 2
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In 1944 Germany, resistance courier Louise is torn from everyone she loves and sent to a brutal camp where survival feels impossible. Haunted by the sister she left behind and the airman she risked everything to save, she must cling to hope in the darkest place she has ever known. The Girl Who Saved Them is a devastating World War II novel praised by readers for its emotional power.
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“Heartbreaking… I could not put it down… Amazing… Broke my heart into tiny little pieces. As my tears ran down my face and my heartrate increased, I was holding my breath… I loved everything about this.” Page Turners
1944, Germany. Louise struggles down from the cattle car, stumbling on the platform as guards shout harsh threats to keep moving. Blinking at the rows of terrified women, hope drains from her heart as her sister’s warnings ring in her ears…
Passing through the foreboding camp gates, Louise is pointed one way with the other women branded as political prisoners. As she trips after them, her possessions stripped away, all she can think about are the faces of the people she’s left behind—her sister Marie, and the man she’s barely had a chance to love yet, William.
When she started working with the resistance to smuggle allied soldiers out of occupied Paris, she knew she was risking everything. That if she was caught, she could be sent somewhere like this. But she couldn’t have known her work would lead her to fall in love. Hiding American airforceman William in her basement, she’d gotten to know him, sharing stories over candlelight, fingers brushing and heart opening.
But in trying to keep the love of her life safe, she’d been torn away from him anyway. Standing awaiting the next order, freezing cold and trembling in terror, her mind turns over the horrors she’s heard await her and the women softly crying beside her.
Will she ever hug her sister and look into William’s bright blue eyes again? And will the fighting spirit that first led her to the resistance allow her to find a way to survive the darkest place she’s ever faced?
A heart-wrenching, emotional and inspiring World War Two page-turner about sacrifice in the name of love, and the power of hope in the darkest of places. Fans of The Nightingale, The Midwife of Auschwitz and The Choice won’t be able to put this down.
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Inside a Nazi maternity home, three women are drawn into a brutal experiment disguised as duty.
Cradles of the Reich
Historical Fiction · War Fiction · World War 2
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Inside a Nazi maternity home, three women are drawn into a brutal experiment disguised as duty. A resistance member, a true believer, and a grieving nurse slowly realize the cost of survival inside the Lebensborn program. As fear tightens its grip, solidarity becomes their only hope. Cradles of the Reich is a chilling, deeply researched historical novel praised for its power and compassion.
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"Every historical fiction novel should strive to be this compelling, well-researched and just flat-out good." — Associated Press
For fans of The Nightingale and The Handmaid's Tale, Cradles of the Reich uncovers a topic rarely explored in fiction: the Lebensborn project, a Nazi breeding program to create a so-called master race. Through thorough research and with deep empathy, this chilling historical novel goes inside one of the Lebensborn Society maternity homes that existed in several countries during World War II, where thousands of "racially fit" babies were bred and taken from their mothers to be raised as part of the new Germany.
At the Heim Hochland maternity home in Bavaria, three women's lives coverage as they find themselves there under very different circumstances. Gundi is a pregnant university student from Berlin. An Aryan beauty, she's secretly a member of a resistance group. Hilde, only eighteen, is a true believer in the cause and is thrilled to carry a Nazi official's child. And Irma, a 44-year-old nurse, is desperate to build a new life for herself after personal devastation. Despite their opposing beliefs, all three have everything to lose as they begin to realize they are trapped within Hitler's terrifying scheme to build a Nazi-Aryan nation.
A cautionary tale for modern times told in stunning detail, Cradles of the Reich uncovers a little-known Nazi atrocity but also carries an uplifting reminder of the power of women to set aside differences and work together in solidarity in the face of oppression.
"Skillfully researched and told with great care and insight, here is a World War II story whose lessons should not—must not—be forgotten." — Susan Meissner, bestselling author of The Nature of Fragile Things
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In wartime Europe, fifteen-year-old Jordanna is forced into a Polish orphan labor camp, hiding her Jewish identity while clinging to hope that her mother is still alive.
The Family Behind the Walls
Historical Fiction · Romance · War Fiction · World War 2
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In wartime Europe, fifteen-year-old Jordanna is forced into a Polish orphan labor camp, hiding her Jewish identity while clinging to hope that her mother is still alive. In Auschwitz, Dalia risks everything by joining the resistance in a desperate bid to save her children. Their parallel struggles form a heartbreaking yet hopeful story of survival, courage, and a family’s unbreakable bond.
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Germany, 1943. Jordanna cries out desperately to her mother, tears spilling down her cheeks. She is being torn one way, her parents another. And in Jordanna’s terrified, wide brown eyes, there is only one question: Will I ever see you again?
Poland: Day in and day out, fifteen-year-old Jordanna holds tight to the hands of her siblings as they’re forced into back-breaking labor. They’ve been transported to a camp for Polish orphans, but at night, Jordanna weeps silently, clinging to the hope that they’re not actually orphans. That when they finally escape, their mother Dalia will be waiting with open arms. But the only thing she knows for sure is that to survive, she cannot let the cruel guards discover they are not just Polish, they are Jewish…
Auschwitz: More than a hundred miles away, Dalia shivers in her tattered striped uniform, wary eyes darting around for any sign of trouble. She’s seen other women lost to the bitter sting of the frozen air and the brutal regime and she can’t let it be her. Every day, Dalia prays that her husband will find a way to save their children. But when another prisoner approaches her about joining their secret resistance, Dalia decides to take rescuing her family into her own hands—despite the terrible danger it puts her in…
The only thing keeping Jordanna and Dalia’s spirits alive in the darkest of places is the hope that they will one day be reunited. But will Dalia fight her way out to cradle her daughter in her arms once more—or will she die trying?
A heartbreaking, emotional, yet ultimately hopeful World War Two page-turner about the strength of the love between a mother and daughter triumphing over evil. Fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Nightingale and The Choice will be blown away by this gripping, unputdownable story.
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In 1940 Paris, bookstore owner Laurence risks everything for the Resistance, her mission complicated by a downed Allied pilot and a secret that could cost lives.
The Paris Network
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · War Fiction · Women's Fiction · World War 2
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In 1940 Paris, bookstore owner Laurence risks everything for the Resistance, her mission complicated by a downed Allied pilot and a secret that could cost lives. Decades later, Jeanne inherits a ruined French bookshop from a woman she’s never met, uncovering a pendant, a hidden history, and a legacy of courage. A moving, true-inspired story of loyalty, sacrifice, and love.
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Paris, 1940: He pressed the tattered book into her hands. ‘You must go to the café and ask at the counter for Pierre Duras. Tell him that I sent you. Tell him you’re there to save the people of France.’
Sliding the coded message in between the crisp pages of the hardback novel, bookstore owner Laurence slips out into the cold night to meet her resistance contact, pulling her woollen beret down further over her face. The silence of the night is suddenly shattered by an Allied plane rushing overhead, its tail aflame, heading down towards the forest. Her every nerve stands on end. She must try to rescue the pilot.
But straying from her mission isn’t part of the plan, and if she is discovered it won’t only be her life at risk…
America, years later: when Jeanne uncovers a dusty old box in her father’s garage, her world as she knows it is turned upside down. She has inherited a bookstore in a tiny French village just outside of Paris from a mysterious woman named Laurence.
Travelling to France to search for answers about the woman her father has kept a secret for years, Jeanne finds the store tucked away in a corner of the cobbled main square. Boarded up, it is in complete disrepair. Inside, she finds a tiny silver pendant hidden beneath the blackened, scorched floorboards.
As Jeanne pieces together Laurence’s incredible story, she discovers a woman whose bravery knew no bounds. But will the truth about who Laurence really is shatter Jeanne’s heart, or change her future?
Inspired by true events, an epic and emotional novel about one woman’s strength to survive in the most difficult circumstances and the power of love in the face of darkness. Fans of The Alice Network, The Nightingale and The Lost Girls of Paris will be completely gripped from the very first page.
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A strong match for readers who like World War II historical fiction, women entering dangerous wartime work, family mysteries, and noir-inflected crime.
Manhattan Beach
Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · World War 2
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A New York Times bestseller called “a magnificent achievement” by The Boston Globe, Manhattan Beach follows Anna Kerrigan from Depression-era Brooklyn to wartime work as the Brooklyn Navy Yard’s first female diver as she investigates her father’s disappearance and his ties to gangster Dexter Styles. It has a 4.0-star rating from more than 24,500 Amazon reviewers. A strong match for readers who like World War II historical fiction, women entering dangerous wartime work, family mysteries, and noir-inflected crime.
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A New York Times Notable Book • Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction
From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of A Visit from the Goon Squad comes a sweeping historical novel set in the Depression-era and wartime New York, where a young woman’s courage transforms her life on the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Named One of the Best Books of the Year by NPR, Esquire, Vogue, The Washington Post, The Guardian, USA TODAY, and Time
Anna Kerrigan, nearly twelve years old, accompanies her father to visit Dexter Styles, a Booklyn gangster who, she gleans, is crucial to the survival of her father and her family. She is mesmerized by the sea beyond the house and by some charged mystery between the two men.
?Years later, America enters World War II and her father has disappeared. Anna works at the Brooklyn Naval Yard, where women are allowed to hold jobs that once belonged to men, now soldiers abroad. She becomes the first female diver, the most dangerous and exclusive of occupations, repairing the ships that will help America win the war. One evening at a nightclub, she meets Dexter Styles again, and begins to understand the complexity of her father’s life, the reasons he might have vanished.
“A magnificent achievement, at once a suspenseful noir intrigue and a transporting work of lyrical beauty and emotional heft” (The Boston Globe), “Egan’s first foray into historical fiction makes you forget you’re reading historical fiction at all” (Elle). Manhattan Beach takes us into a world populated by gangsters, sailors, divers, bankers, and union men in a dazzling, propulsive exploration of a transformative moment in the lives and identities of women and men, of America and the world.
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Murder investigation becomes a liability when the state itself is watching.
Some Murders in Berlin
Historical Fiction · Thriller · Historical Thriller · World War 2
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Murder investigation becomes a liability when the state itself is watching. In 1943 Berlin, psychologist Elin Lund is forced into a joint hunt for a serial killer whose crimes unsettle even a city hardened by war. Working beside a guarded German detective, she navigates political terror, hidden loyalties, and mounting obsession. This WWII historical thriller blends procedural tension, moral peril, and psychological unease under constant threat.
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This pulse-pounding, brilliantly twisting new historical thriller is a gripping tale that will leave you questioning everything.
September 1943: Berlin is the heart of darkness—and the last place Dr. Elin Lund wishes to be. An expert in psychological profiling, she’s been summoned from Copenhagen to investigate the gruesome murders of eight young women. Even in the midst of unspeakable evil, these killings stand apart. And with her homeland now under Nazi occupation and a young son to protect, Elin can’t refuse such a request.
Homicide Detective Kurt Schneider, head of the criminal police unit, is grudging in his welcome. The orders to find the killer come from the top, and to fail means death. The stakes are too high to risk any mistakes—or to trust a stranger. Yet the pair, trapped in an uneasy partnership, each has expertise the other needs. And Schneider, like Elin, is clearly guarding secrets of his own.
Racing to complete the investigation and return to her son, Elin feels the net tightening. Every sliver of evidence reveals a killer infinitely more dangerous, and more powerful, than anyone suspected. And in drawing closer to the terrifying truth, Elin has unwittingly made herself his new obsession…
A serial killer on the loose. A profiler with a hidden past. Trust is a luxury no one can afford.
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In 1942 Paris, architect Lucien Bernard accepts a dangerous commission to design a hidden refuge for a Jewish man, drawn by both money and the thrill of outwitting…
The Paris Architect
Historical Fiction · War Fiction · World War 2
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In 1942 Paris, architect Lucien Bernard accepts a dangerous commission to design a hidden refuge for a Jewish man, drawn by both money and the thrill of outwitting the occupiers. As he creates more sanctuaries, the stakes turn personal, pushing him toward reluctant heroism. A New York Times bestseller exploring justice, courage, and moral awakening.
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In occupied Paris, architect Lucien Bernard clings to his work, his pride, and the illusion that he can stay untouched by the war pressing in on every street. When he is offered a lucrative commission to design a hiding place for a Jewish client, he agrees out of ambition rather than conviction. The challenge of outsmarting German officers appeals to his ego, even as the risks circle closer.
But one success leads to another, and Lucien becomes an unexpected protector, creating sanctuaries disguised within the city’s elegant walls. When a hideout fails with devastating consequences, the war forces its way into his life in ways he can no longer ignore.
A New York Times bestseller, The Paris Architect is a gripping story of conscience, resistance, and the ordinary man who chooses to do what is right.
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During the 1918 flu outbreak, thirteen year old Pia Lange searches a quarantined Philadelphia for food, unaware that her absence draws the attention of a grieving woman determined…
The Orphan Collector
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Coming of Age · World War 2
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During the 1918 flu outbreak, thirteen year old Pia Lange searches a quarantined Philadelphia for food, unaware that her absence draws the attention of a grieving woman determined to reshape the city’s orphans. Forced into a harrowing journey, Pia fights for truth, justice, and family. Acclaimed by Booklist and Publishers Weekly, this historical novel highlights resilience in extraordinary times.
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Fear sweeps through Philadelphia as celebration turns to sorrow, and a young girl’s world narrows to survival. For Pia Lange, the city’s crowded streets hold both danger and the fragile hope of finding her family again.
At thirteen, Pia shoulders the weight of protecting her baby brothers while navigating anti immigrant hostility that shadows her every step. When the Spanish flu strikes, she ventures into the quarantined city in search of food, unaware that a single decision will change everything.
Bernice Groves, consumed by grief, sees opportunity in the chaos, setting her sights on the city’s vulnerable children. Her choices place Pia in a desperate fight for truth and justice.
Praised by Booklist, Publishers Weekly, and other outlets, The Orphan Collector offers a powerful portrait of resilience during one of history’s darkest moments.
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After her father’s death, Joanna discovers a letter linking him to a woman in wartime Tuscany.
The Tuscan Child
Historical Fiction · Mystery · Historical Mystery · World War 2
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After her father’s death, Joanna discovers a letter linking him to a woman in wartime Tuscany. Seeking answers, she travels to Italy and uncovers a hidden chapter of his life marked by love, danger, and betrayal. The Tuscan Child by Rhys Bowen is a sweeping dual-timeline story about healing, heritage, and the secrets that shape a family.
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Some secrets lie buried for decades, waiting for the right person to uncover them.
In 1944 Tuscany, wounded bomber pilot Hugo Langley hides in a ruined monastery and forms a quiet, tender bond with Sofia Bartoli, a local woman living under occupation. Their connection is tested by fear, danger, and a betrayal that shatters the fragile world they built.
Almost thirty years later, Hugo’s daughter Joanna returns home after his death and finds an unopened letter addressed to Sofia. Drawn to the mystery, she travels to Tuscany hoping to understand the man she never truly knew. Among sunlit hills and guarded villages, she unravels a story others would prefer to keep buried.
The Tuscan Child is a moving tale of love, loss, and the search for truth across generations.
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