20 Best fiction books like The Night Portrait by Laura Morelli

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The Night Portrait

By: Laura Morelli

3.97

Format: 496 pages, Paperback

An exciting, dual-timeline historical novel about the creation of one of Leonardo da Vinci's most f…

"I have come to accept that war is inevitable. Beauty is fleeting. Only love and art endure."

-Laura Morelli, The Night Portrait

If you liked the fiction plot in The Night Portrait by Laura Morelli , here is a list of 20 books like this:

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1. The Vatican Diaries: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Power, Personalities, and Politics at the Heart of the Catholic Church

By: John Thavis

3.68

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The revealing New York Times bestseller examines the reign of Pope Benedict, the papal conclave pro… read more

Similar categories in John Thavis's The Vatican Diaries: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Power, Personalities, and Politics at the Heart of the Catholic Church book and Laura Morelli's The Night Portrait

  • italy
  • audiobook
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2. The Women

By: Kristin Hannah

4.64

Format: 471 pages, Hardcover

Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these wor… read more

Similar categories in Kristin Hannah's The Women book and Laura Morelli's The Night Portrait

  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"Words were creators of worlds; you had to be careful with them."

-Kristin Hannah, The Women

"Love mattered in this ruined world, but so did honor. What was one without the other?"

-Kristin Hannah, The Women

"Love. A thing to be shouted from the rooftops, celebrated, not cultivated in secret and clipped into shape in the dark."

-Kristin Hannah, The Women

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3. The Golden Doves

By: Martha Hall Kelly

4.18

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Two former female spies, bound together by their past, risk everything to hunt down an infamous Naz… read more

Similar categories in Martha Hall Kelly's The Golden Doves book and Laura Morelli's The Night Portrait

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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4. The Paris Daughter

By: Kristin Harmel

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Book of Lost Names comes a gripping historical novel about two m… read more

Similar categories in Kristin Harmel's The Paris Daughter book and Laura Morelli's The Night Portrait

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"This isn't a decision I make lightly, but being a parent is not about doing what is right for ourselves, is it? It's about sacrificing all we can, big and small, to give our children their best chanc…"

-Kristin Harmel, The Paris Daughter

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5. The Frozen River

By: Ariel Lawhon

4.43

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-cen… read more

Similar categories in Ariel Lawhon's The Frozen River book and Laura Morelli's The Night Portrait

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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6. The First Ladies

By: Marie Benedict

4.04

Format: 389 pages, Hardcover

A novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights a… read more

Similar categories in Marie Benedict's The First Ladies book and Laura Morelli's The Night Portrait

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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7. Lady Tan’s Circle of Women

By: Lisa See

4.36

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

* NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!* An immersive historical novel inspired by the true story of a woma… read more

Similar categories in Lisa See's Lady Tan’s Circle of Women book and Laura Morelli's The Night Portrait

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. The Underground Library

By: Jennifer Ryan

4.14

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

When the Blitz imperils the heart of a London neighborhood, three young women must use their fighti… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Ryan's The Underground Library book and Laura Morelli's The Night Portrait

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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9. Miss Morgan's Book Brigade

By: Janet Skeslien Charles

4.02

Format: 318 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times and internationally bestselling author of the “captivating, richly drawn” (Woman… read more

Similar categories in Janet Skeslien Charles's Miss Morgan's Book Brigade book and Laura Morelli's The Night Portrait

  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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10. The Lost Book of Bonn

By: Brianna Labuskes

3.95

Format: 374 pages, Paperback

For fans of The Rose Code and The Librarian Spy comes another literary themed historical novel from… read more

Similar categories in Brianna Labuskes's The Lost Book of Bonn book and Laura Morelli's The Night Portrait

  • historical
  • germany
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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11. The Librarian of Burned Books

By: Brianna Labuskes

3.93

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

For fans of The Rose Code and The Paris Library, The Librarian of Burned Books is a captivating WWI… read more

Similar categories in Brianna Labuskes's The Librarian of Burned Books book and Laura Morelli's The Night Portrait

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"Where they burn books, they will also ultimately burn people."

-Brianna Labuskes, The Librarian of Burned Books

"p. 364 Do you want to be the ones handing out the gasoline cans? Or the ones trying to put out the fire?"

-Brianna Labuskes, The Librarian of Burned Books

"The men who sough violence didn't understand that while swords could destroy bodies, a pen could destroy a nation."

-Brianna Labuskes, The Librarian of Burned Books

"The men who sought violence didn't understand that while swords could destroy bodies, a pen could destroy a nation."

-Brianna Labuskes, The Librarian of Burned Books

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12. Canary Girls

By: Jennifer Chiaverini

4.04

Format: 417 pages, Paperback

Rosie the Riveter meets A League of Their Own in New York Times bestselling novelist Jennifer Chiav… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Chiaverini's Canary Girls book and Laura Morelli's The Night Portrait

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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13. The Keeper of Hidden Books

By: Madeline Martin

4.13

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

A heartwarming story about the power of books to bring us together, inspired by the true story of t… read more

Similar categories in Madeline Martin's The Keeper of Hidden Books book and Laura Morelli's The Night Portrait

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Night Portrait by Laura Morelli

14. The Night Portrait

By: Laura Morelli

3.97

Format: 496 pages, Paperback

An exciting, dual-timeline historical novel about the creation of one of Leonardo da Vinci's most f… read more

Similar categories in Laura Morelli's The Night Portrait book and Laura Morelli's The Night Portrait

  • italy
  • art
  • art history
  • historical
  • war
  • germany
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"I have come to accept that war is inevitable. Beauty is fleeting. Only love and art endure."

-Laura Morelli, The Night Portrait

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15. The Phoenix Crown

By: Kate Quinn

3.82

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

From bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about … read more

Similar categories in Kate Quinn's The Phoenix Crown book and Laura Morelli's The Night Portrait

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. Code Name Butterfly

By: Embassie Susberry

4.17

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

Inspired by the incredible true story of Josephine Baker in the French Resistance, this is a heart-… read more

Similar categories in Embassie Susberry's Code Name Butterfly book and Laura Morelli's The Night Portrait

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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17. Raphael, Painter in Rome

By: Stephanie Storey

4.18

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Another fabulous art history thriller by the bestselling author of Oil and Marble, featuring the ma… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Storey's Raphael, Painter in Rome book and Laura Morelli's The Night Portrait

  • italy
  • art
  • art history
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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18. The Glassmaker

By: Tracy Chevalier

4.00

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling historical novelist, a rich, transporting story that follows a family of glass… read more

Similar categories in Tracy Chevalier's The Glassmaker book and Laura Morelli's The Night Portrait

  • italy
  • art
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"...you never recover from losing someone; you just learn to accommodate the hole it makes in you."

-Tracy Chevalier, The Glassmaker

"People who make things also have an ambiguous relationship with time. Painters, writers, wood-carvers, knitters, weavers and, yes, glassmakers: creators often enter an absorbed state that psychologis…"

-Tracy Chevalier, The Glassmaker

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19. Lisette's List

By: Susan Vreeland

3.81

Format: 433 pages, Kindle Edition

From Susan Vreeland, bestselling author of such acclaimed novels as Girl in Hyacinth Blue, Luncheon… read more

Similar categories in Susan Vreeland's Lisette's List book and Laura Morelli's The Night Portrait

  • art
  • art history
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"If you feel joy when you do something unselfish for him, and would just as soon do it in secret as openly, then that rings of the true metal"

-Susan Vreeland, Lisette's List

"No matter where life takes you...the place where you stand at any moment is holy ground. Love hard and love wide and love long, and you will find goodness in it."

-Susan Vreeland, Lisette's List

"No matter where life takes you...the place where you stand at any moment is holy ground. Love hard and love wide and love long, and you will find the goodness in it."

-Susan Vreeland, Lisette's List

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20. The Briar Club

By: Kate Quinn

4.35

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, D.C. boardinghouse… read more

Similar categories in Kate Quinn's The Briar Club book and Laura Morelli's The Night Portrait

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"You can't call yourself a proper home without the regular smell of good food..."

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"And guilt roiled in his stomach because he wanted to love his mother, and sometimes what pulsed through him came horribly close to hate."

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"Be selfish, stick to the plan Claire had clung to since she was 16. Look out for herself and no one else, because love was for suckers and happiness meant a well-stocked bank account and a house you …"

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"Happiness is a choice as much as anything. Or you could choose to be angry, and if you stay angry long enough, it will become comfortable, like an old robe. But eventually you’ll realize that old rob…"

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

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21. Peggy

By: Rebecca Godfrey

3.67

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A dazzling novel about Peggy Guggenheim—a story of art, family, love, and becoming oneself—by the a… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Godfrey's Peggy book and Laura Morelli's The Night Portrait

  • art
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook

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4.14

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4.11

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