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The Red Ribbon by Lucy Arlington
The Red Ribbon follows 14-year-old Ella as she gets a job as a seamstress in Auschwitz and does her best to survive. The writing was gorgeous and surprisingly hopeful, written in a way that pulled me through the entire book in one sitting and (somehow) managed to be grave, lovely, heartbreaking, and even joyful all…
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Winter Pale by Marino Koulouris
The ‘Winter Pale’ Series, Book 1 A story about love, choices, and the sacrifices made for survival, Winter Pale: Surviving in Paris immerses readers into the heart-wrenching journey of a young woman navigating moral dilemmas and conflicting loyalties. Torn between a magnetic connection to a dangerous Resistance fighter and the surprising kindness of a German officer, Winter…
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Salt to Sea by Ruta Sepetys
During WWII’s end, three refugees—Joana, Emilia, and Florian—flee East Prussia aboard the Wilhelm Gustloff. Their fight for survival becomes desperate when tragedy strikes the ship carrying ten thousand passengers. No one wanted to fall into the hands of the enemy. But it was growing harder to distinguish who the enemy was.
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Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
A British spy plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France. Its pilot and passenger are best friends. One of the girls has a chance at survival. When “Verity” is arrested by the Gestapo, she’s sure she doesn’t stand a chance. As a secret agent captured in enemy territory, she’s living a spy’s worst nightmare. Her Nazi interrogators…
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The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn
The bestselling author of The Rose Code returns with an unforgettable work of WWII historical fiction about a quiet bookworm who becomes history’s deadliest female sniper. Based on a true story. The post contains Affiliate Links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifing Purchases
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Lost Roses by Martha Hall Kelly
The million-copy bestseller Lilac Girls introduced the real-life heroine Caroline Ferriday. Now Lost Roses, set a generation earlier and also inspired by true events, features Caroline’s mother, Eliza, and follows three equally indomitable women from St. Petersburg to Paris under the shadow of World War I. From the turbulent streets of St. Petersburg and aristocratic countryside estates to…
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Island Reich by Jack Grimwood
July, 1940. The Nazis launch their invasion of Britain – starting with the Channel Islands… And soldier turned safecracker Bill O’Hagan gets an offer: hang for his crimes or serve his country. The mission: impersonate a local on occupied Alderney, steal the invasion plans, escape. He almost believes they’re not lying. This post contains Affiliate Links.…
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Hearts of Stone by Simon Scarrow
A STUNNING SECOND WORLD WAR THRILLER SET IN OCCUPIED GREECE FROM THE AUTHOR OF BLACKOUT AND DEAD OF NIGHT The fierce courage of the men and women of the Greek Resistance is brought to vivid life in Sunday Times bestseller Simon Scarrow’s powerful novel. ‘Gripping… [a] moving narrative of friendships broken by war and betrayal This post contains Affiliate Links.…
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The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
From the number-one bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Great Alone comes a powerful American epic about love and heroism and hope, set during the Great Depression, a time when the country was in crisis and at war with itself, when millions were out of work and even the land seemed to have turned against them. This post…
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A Death in Berlin by Simon Scarrow (Book 3 of 3)
Berlin. 1940. Hitler’s rule casts a menacing shadow over the city. As the distant war moves closer, Criminal Inspector Horst Schenke fights to keep criminals off his patch. But he is walking a tightrope. If his secret relationship with a Jewish woman is exposed, his career will be over. And her fate will be far, far…