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The Paris Agent by Kelly Rimmer
From the bestselling author of The Things We Cannot Say and The Warsaw Orphan, Kelly Rimmer—for fans of All the Light We Cannot See and The Tattooist of Auschwitz! A daughter’s search for answers about her father’s past as a British SOE operative in France during WWII leads to the discovery of a double agent’s identity and the uncovering of shocking events…
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The End of Sorrow by Jv Love
A Novel of the Siege of Leningrad in WWII The date is June 21st, 1941, and Adolf Hitler is about to lead Germany into what would become one of the bloodiest, most barbaric wars the world would ever know. This is a heartfelt and moving love story set in the brutal winter siege of Leningrad.…
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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The extraordinary, beloved novel about the ability of books to feed the soul even in the darkest of times. When Death has a story to tell, you listen. It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier and will become busier still. Liesel Meminger is a foster girl…
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The Postcard by Anne Berest
Anne Berest’s The Postcard is among the most acclaimed and beloved French novels of recent years. It is at once a gripping investigation into family trauma, a poignant tale of mothers and daughters, and a vivid portrait of twentieth-century Parisian intellectual and artistic life. This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying…
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Courage and Grace by Yoseph Komem
Two young Jewish brothers. A war raging around them. A true story of survival. In the darkest days of the Holocaust, Joseph and Yitzhak are two young brothers hiding under false Christian identities, anything to avoid the ghetto and the trains that leave, never to return. Reliant on the goodness of strangers, the two boys…
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The War Magician by David Fischer
Based on an extraordinary true story and soon to be a major film produced by and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, The War Magician is the remarkable tale of the man who used the powers of illusion to fight the Nazis–and created the most remarkable feat of legerdemain since the Trojan Horse. How an Illusionist Changed the Course of…
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Everything She Left Behind by Naama Levy Eylem
Book 2 of 2: Women Against All Odds in World War Il Secrets from the past are just waiting to be uncovered. Austria, 1945. 19-year-old Klara and her family are banished to the harsh conditions of a Nazi labor camp. Strong-willed and resilient, Klara refuses to give up hope and does everything in her power…
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The Garden Keeper of Auschwitz by Naama Levy Eylam
A WW2 Historical Novel Based on a True Story of a Holocaust Survivor (Women Against All Odds in World War II) Book 1 of 2 In a place of total devastation, Livia could never believe that something as delicate as flowers would save her life. Based on a true story, The Garden Keeper of Auschwitz is a heartbreaking…
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The Riddle of The Trees by Marc S. Pearman
At the same time that a physicist is murdered in a Belarusian forest by a KGB agent, American Jack Miller boards a flight to Eastern Europe, where he hopes to learn what caused an enduring rift between his Holocaust-surviving father and grandfather. This post contains Affiliate Links. As an Amazan Associate, I earn commission from…
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The Days Before Tomorrow by Marc Hass
The borders changed. The neighbors stayed. The trouble began. In this moving, coming-of-age novel set in the heart of Eastern Europe during the years between the World Wars, a random act of violence by local anti-Semitic thugs casts Wolchi, a trusting and superstitious teenage boy, and Leja, his bookish but independent older sister, on a…