17 must-read historical books like The Paris Notebook by Tessa Harris

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The Paris Notebook

By: Tessa Harris

4.17

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

‘Gripping, compelling and beautiful.’ Emma Cowell, author of The House in the Olive Grove A secret …

If you liked the historical plot in The Paris Notebook by Tessa Harris , here is a list of 17 books like this:

Cover of The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris by Daisy Wood

1. The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris

By: Daisy Wood

4.34

Format: 367 pages, Paperback

From an exciting new voice in WWII historical fiction—and the author of The Clockmaker’s Wife—comes… read more

Similar categories in Daisy Wood's The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris book and Tessa Harris's The Paris Notebook

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • france
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • books about books
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2. The War Pianist

By: Mandy Robotham

4.10

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Pianist: NOUN. Informal. A person who operates or controls a radio transmitter – often in code. … read more

Similar categories in Mandy Robotham's The War Pianist book and Tessa Harris's The Paris Notebook

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Last Letter from Paris by Kate Eastham

3. The Last Letter from Paris

By: Kate Eastham

4.34

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

For days she’s seen the flashes in the night sky. She’s heard the drone of planes and the thump of … read more

Similar categories in Kate Eastham's The Last Letter from Paris book and Tessa Harris's The Paris Notebook

  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Paris Notebook by Tessa Harris

4. The Paris Notebook

By: Tessa Harris

4.17

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

‘Gripping, compelling and beautiful.’ Emma Cowell, author of The House in the Olive Grove A secret … read more

Similar categories in Tessa Harris's The Paris Notebook book and Tessa Harris's The Paris Notebook

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • france
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • holocaust
  • books about books
Cover of The Dance Teacher of Paris by Suzanne Fortin

5. The Dance Teacher of Paris

By: Suzanne Fortin

4.48

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

'But how will I look after them? Where can I hide them?' She looked up at me and didn't try to sto… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Fortin's The Dance Teacher of Paris book and Tessa Harris's The Paris Notebook

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • france
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
  • audiobook
Cover of The Lost Song of Paris by Sarah   Steele

6. The Lost Song of Paris

By: Sarah Steele

4.59

Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition

'For a moment she closed her eyes and imagined she was perched on the diving board at the Piscine M… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Steele's The Lost Song of Paris book and Tessa Harris's The Paris Notebook

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Girl from Provence by Helen Fripp

7. The Girl from Provence

By: Helen Fripp

4.43

Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition

South of France, 1942. Twenty-one-year-old Lilou is selling lavender honey in the village square wh… read more

Similar categories in Helen Fripp's The Girl from Provence book and Tessa Harris's The Paris Notebook

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • france
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Resistance Wife (The Secret Resistance #2) by Gosia Nealon

8. The Resistance Wife (The Secret Resistance #2)

By: Gosia Nealon

4.31

Format: 268 pages, Paperback

Germany, 1934. Surrounded by beautiful wedding china, we share our first dinner alone as husband an… read more

Similar categories in Gosia Nealon's The Resistance Wife (The Secret Resistance #2) book and Tessa Harris's The Paris Notebook

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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9. The Secret Photograph

By: Siobhan Curham

4.61

Format: 393 pages, Kindle Edition

Nazi-occupied Paris, 1942. Clarisse clutches her camera as hundreds of police swarm the streets. Th… read more

Similar categories in Siobhan Curham's The Secret Photograph book and Tessa Harris's The Paris Notebook

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Orphans on the Train by Gill   Thompson

10. The Orphans on the Train

By: Gill Thompson

4.36

Format: 348 pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping, moving story of loss, friendship, the need to belong, inspired by real events, of two o… read more

Similar categories in Gill Thompson's The Orphans on the Train book and Tessa Harris's The Paris Notebook

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Shadow Network (WW2 Secret Agent #2) by Deborah Swift

11. The Shadow Network (WW2 Secret Agent #2)

By: Deborah Swift

4.17

Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition

One woman must sacrifice everything to uncover the truth in this enthralling historical novel, insp… read more

Similar categories in Deborah Swift's The Shadow Network (WW2 Secret Agent #2) book and Tessa Harris's The Paris Notebook

  • world war ii
  • historical fiction
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12. The Royal Librarian

By: Daisy Wood

4.21

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A royal palace. A closed book. A betrayal that will echo through generations… Windsor, 1940: Sec… read more

Similar categories in Daisy Wood's The Royal Librarian book and Tessa Harris's The Paris Notebook

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • books about books
  • audiobook
"The room smelt exactly as a library should: of old paper, leather and sweet, sticky glue, overlaid with furniture polish and the smoke from a thousand dead fires."

-Daisy Wood, The Royal Librarian

"She loved the calm regularity of librarianship; each book a treasure trove of information or experience that would be categorised, labelled and stored in its rightful place. And she could think of no…"

-Daisy Wood, The Royal Librarian

"Most walls of the family's apartment were lined with bookshelves, and more volumes were stacked in boxes under every bed and table. Her mother often threatened to throw them out with the rubbish, and…"

-Daisy Wood, The Royal Librarian

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13. The Paris Maid

By: Ella Carey

4.28

Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition

Paris, 1944. “Traitor!” yells the crowd as they push me down onto a stool. “Nazi collaborator.” Tea… read more

Similar categories in Ella Carey's The Paris Maid book and Tessa Harris's The Paris Notebook

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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14. The Hidden Storyteller

By: Mandy Robotham

4.12

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

International bestselling author Mandy Robotham returns with a brand new tale set in war-torn Germa… read more

Similar categories in Mandy Robotham's The Hidden Storyteller book and Tessa Harris's The Paris Notebook

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
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15. The Paris Spy's Girl

By: Amanda Lees

4.43

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

Paris, 1943. I stare at Charlie across the crowded room. Working deep undercover, we’re surrounded … read more

Similar categories in Amanda Lees's The Paris Spy's Girl book and Tessa Harris's The Paris Notebook

  • historical fiction
Cover of The Clockmaker’s Wife by Daisy Wood

16. The Clockmaker’s Wife

By: Daisy Wood

3.96

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

The world is at war. And time is running out… London, 1940. Britain is gripped by the terror of … read more

Similar categories in Daisy Wood's The Clockmaker’s Wife book and Tessa Harris's The Paris Notebook

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The German Messenger by M.J. Hollows

17. The German Messenger

By: M.J. Hollows

3.64

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

As the bombs fall, the race to save her son begins. Liverpool, 1940. Journalist Ruth Holt is strugg… read more

Similar categories in M.J. Hollows's The German Messenger book and Tessa Harris's The Paris Notebook

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Hidden Letters by Lorna Cook

18. The Hidden Letters

By: Lorna Cook

4.35

Format: 374 pages, Kindle Edition

On the eve of a world war, a forbidden love will blossom in the garden of a stately home and one yo… read more

Similar categories in Lorna Cook's The Hidden Letters book and Tessa Harris's The Paris Notebook

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of The Silk Code (WW2 Secret Agent #1) by Deborah Swift

19. The Silk Code (WW2 Secret Agent #1)

By: Deborah Swift

4.33

Format: 375 pages, Kindle Edition

Based on the true story of ‘Englandspiel’, one woman must race against the clock to uncover a trait… read more

Similar categories in Deborah Swift's The Silk Code (WW2 Secret Agent #1) book and Tessa Harris's The Paris Notebook

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
Cover of Daughters of Paris by Elisabeth Hobbes

20. Daughters of Paris

By: Elisabeth Hobbes

4.27

Format: 437 pages, Kindle Edition

Paris 1930s Colette – daughter of a wealthy Parisian. No-one expects her to amount to anything o… read more

Similar categories in Elisabeth Hobbes's Daughters of Paris book and Tessa Harris's The Paris Notebook

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Venetian Daughter (Daughters of Italy #2) by Ella Carey

21. The Venetian Daughter (Daughters of Italy #2)

By: Ella Carey

4.18

Format: 220 pages, Kindle Edition

Venice, 1943. How much will she risk to save the ones she loves? Evelina has already lost so mu… read more

Similar categories in Ella Carey's The Venetian Daughter (Daughters of Italy #2) book and Tessa Harris's The Paris Notebook

  • fiction
  • historical fiction

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