11 Top adult fiction books like Resistance Women by Jennifer Chiaverini

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Resistance Women

By: Jennifer Chiaverini

4.07

Format: 640 pages, ebook

From the New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker, an enthralling historical …

"How could anyone vote for the party of Adolf Hitler?"

-Jennifer Chiaverini, Resistance Women

"How could anyone vote for the party of Adolf Hitler?"

-Jennifer Chiaverini, Resistance Women

"How could anyone vote for the party of Adolf Hitler?"

-Jennifer Chiaverini, Resistance Women

If you liked the adult fiction plot in Resistance Women by Jennifer Chiaverini , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. 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 Jennifer Chiaverini's Resistance Women

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • 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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2. The Paris Agent

By: Kelly Rimmer

4.13

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

1970—In the aftermath of his war-ravaged past, Noah Ainsworth is still haunted by memories of his t… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Rimmer's The Paris Agent book and Jennifer Chiaverini's Resistance Women

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"To truly love someone, we must accept the real version of them, scars and all."

-Kelly Rimmer, The Paris Agent

"And whatever we do with the freedom we have been gifted, whether our achievements and our struggles are big or small, we will do it in honor of those who gave so much so that we could live in a bette…"

-Kelly Rimmer, The Paris Agent

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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 Jennifer Chiaverini's Resistance Women

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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4. Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

By: K. Ritz

4.33

Format: 410 pages, Paperback

Synopsis: For five years Me’acca Mysuth Sheever has lived among his “sworn enemies,” pretending to … read more

Similar categories in K. Ritz's Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master book and Jennifer Chiaverini's Resistance Women

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"At what point does faith become insanity?"

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

"Which is the greater sin? To care too much? Or too little?"

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

"Mead. O sweet elixir, Ye bless the lips and steal the wits. "

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

"This world would be a pleasant place if people didn’t inhabit it."

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

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5. 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 Jennifer Chiaverini's Resistance Women

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • 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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6. 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 Jennifer Chiaverini's Resistance Women

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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7. Isabella Warrior Queen

By: Michael G. Kramer

4.30

Format: None pages, ebook

The complete story of Isabella, her husband King Edward II, their son who was King Edward III and t… read more

Similar categories in Michael G. Kramer's Isabella Warrior Queen book and Jennifer Chiaverini's Resistance Women

  • historical
"Eliza answered, “My Lady, that was Sir Roger Mortimer!"

-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen

"Cynthia said, “How are things going for you with this birth?"

-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen

"When speaking to her husband, Isabella replied, Mon tresdoutz coer, (My very sweet heart) please do that and perhaps I shall be able to continue to perform official functions on your behalf!"

-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen

"On the 16th of Febuary 1312, when Isabella was aged sixteen years, the couple were at their hunting lodge when Edward suddenly took Isabella into his arms and began to kiss her and pay her a lot of a…"

-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen

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8. The Orphan Collector

By: Ellen Marie Wiseman

4.24

Format: 390 pages, Paperback

In the fall of 1918, thirteen-year-old German immigrant Pia Lange longs to be far from Philadelphia… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Marie Wiseman's The Orphan Collector book and Jennifer Chiaverini's Resistance Women

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"May God forgive you for what you’ve done."

-Ellen Marie Wiseman, The Orphan Collector

"Obey the laws and wear the gauze, protect your jaws from septic paws."

-Ellen Marie Wiseman, The Orphan Collector

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9. 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 Jennifer Chiaverini's Resistance Women

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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10. 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 Jennifer Chiaverini's Resistance Women

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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11. 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 Jennifer Chiaverini's Resistance Women

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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12. Victor's Blessing

By: Barbara Sontheimer

4.34

Format: 582 pages, Paperback

Victor Gant, a 6'5" half-Osage blacksmith is an unusual hero for a Civil War love story. But Victor… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Sontheimer's Victor's Blessing book and Jennifer Chiaverini's Resistance Women

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Then wake up my sweet,  wake up knowing that your future is to be happy, and that your heart will heal."

-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

"Victor's tortured eyes blazed down at her, and for a moment she was afraid.  Then he leaned down and dissolved into tears in the arms of Celena who was only six."

-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

"He turned and smiled resolvedly at her.  He knew no one else would ever understand that for Arvellen, sex only had to do with friendship and of pleasing one another, and nothing at all to do with wha…"

-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

"I'm afraid!" She cried breaking free from his embrace. But this time, he refused to let her go.  "No, no, no, you're not afraid of me!  What am I...a foot and half taller than you and out weigh you b…"

-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

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13. The Air Raid Book Club

By: Annie Lyons

4.06

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

London, 1938: The bookstore just doesn’t feel the same to Gertie Bingham ever since the death of he… read more

Similar categories in Annie Lyons's The Air Raid Book Club book and Jennifer Chiaverini's Resistance Women

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Quite. But Hedy has inherited her mother's skills as a seamstress. Very good. Tell her to come and see me. If you can't sew, can you knit? A little. Although I made my father a pair of socks once and…"

-Annie Lyons, The Air Raid Book Club

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14. Code Name Sapphire

By: Pam Jenoff

3.87

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A woman must rescue her cousin's family from a train bound for Auschwitz in this riveting tale of b… read more

Similar categories in Pam Jenoff's Code Name Sapphire book and Jennifer Chiaverini's Resistance Women

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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15. The Librarian Spy

By: Madeline Martin

4.00

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A moving novel inspired by the true history of America’s library spies of World War II.Ava thought … read more

Similar categories in Madeline Martin's The Librarian Spy book and Jennifer Chiaverini's Resistance Women

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"I don't think I take compliments very well, Ava admitted sheepishly. "Most women don't. We always think we're not good enough." She lifted her shoulder, and the resignation behind it told Ava that ev…"

-Madeline Martin, The Librarian Spy

Cover of Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray

16. Becoming Madam Secretary

By: Stephanie Dray

4.45

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

She took on titans, battled generals, and changed the world as we know it… New York Times bestse… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Dray's Becoming Madam Secretary book and Jennifer Chiaverini's Resistance Women

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • womens
  • adult
  • audiobook
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17. 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 Jennifer Chiaverini's Resistance Women

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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18. Resistance Women

By: Jennifer Chiaverini

4.07

Format: 640 pages, ebook

From the New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker, an enthralling historical … read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Chiaverini's Resistance Women book and Jennifer Chiaverini's Resistance Women

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • germany
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • womens
  • adult
  • audiobook
"How could anyone vote for the party of Adolf Hitler?"

-Jennifer Chiaverini, Resistance Women

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19. 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 Jennifer Chiaverini's Resistance Women

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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20. When We Had Wings

By: Ariel Lawhon

4.18

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

From three bestselling authors comes an interwoven tale about a trio of World War II nurses station… read more

Similar categories in Ariel Lawhon's When We Had Wings book and Jennifer Chiaverini's Resistance Women

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • womens
  • adult
  • audiobook
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21. 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 Jennifer Chiaverini's Resistance Women

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"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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