8 Top world war ii books like The Last Garden in England by Julia Kelly

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The Last Garden in England

By: Julia Kelly

3.98

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the international bestseller The Light Over London and The Whispers of War comes…

"Each new garden is like an unread book, its pages brimming with possibility."

-Julia Kelly, The Last Garden in England

"Each new garden is like an unread book, its pages brimming with possibility."

-Julia Kelly, The Last Garden in England

"Each new garden is like an unread book, its pages brimming with possibility."

-Julia Kelly, The Last Garden in England

If you liked the world war ii plot in The Last Garden in England by Julia Kelly , here is a list of 8 books like this:

Cover of The Room on Rue Amelie by Kristin Harmel

1. The Room on Rue Amelie

By: Kristin Harmel

4.20

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale and Martha Hall Kelly’s Lilac Girls, this powerful nov… read more

Similar categories in Kristin Harmel's The Room on Rue Amelie book and Julia Kelly's The Last Garden in England

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"I am not sure about anything. But if we don’t have hope, we don’t have anything."

-Kristin Harmel, The Room on Rue Amelie

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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

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  • romance
  • 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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3. Homecoming

By: Kate Morton

4.07

Format: 547 pages, Hardcover

Adelaide Hills, Christmas Eve, 1959: At the end of a scorching hot day, beside a creek on the groun… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Stress can make even the most loving mother lose control."

-Kate Morton, Homecoming

"What is the truth anyway?" Jess had once been asked by a curious friend. "It's what happened." "According to whom?"

-Kate Morton, Homecoming

"There's other ways to travel." She was right. He had books, and there was no barrier to the places he could visit in his own mind."

-Kate Morton, Homecoming

"Bad things happen to the best of people, and we cannot let them overwhelm us. Life doesn’t always work out the way we plan, but it does work out in the end."

-Kate Morton, Homecoming

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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 Julia Kelly's The Last Garden in England

  • 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

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  • 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

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Isabella Warrior Queen by Michael G. Kramer

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

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  • 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 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

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  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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9. 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

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  • adult fiction
  • british literature
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Miss Morgan's Book Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles

10. 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

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  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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11. 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

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  • romance
  • 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

Cover of The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry

12. The Secret Book of Flora Lea

By: Patti Callahan Henry

4.07

Format: 355 pages, Hardcover

When a woman discovers a rare book that has connections to her past, long-held secrets about her mi… read more

Similar categories in Patti Callahan Henry's The Secret Book of Flora Lea book and Julia Kelly's The Last Garden in England

  • adult fiction
  • british literature
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"The heart can hold much joy and great sorrow at the same time. It's a mystery. And it's also true."

-Patti Callahan Henry, The Secret Book of Flora Lea

"What a fairy tale is meant to do," she said, "if it's meant to do anything at all, Tolkien says, is give us new perspective on our world, the consolation of a happy ending. A recovery of sorts. Like …"

-Patti Callahan Henry, The Secret Book of Flora Lea

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13. 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

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  • 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

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14. 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

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  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonson

15. The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club

By: Helen Simonson

3.96

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A timeless comedy of manners—refreshing as a summer breeze and bracing as the British seaside—about… read more

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  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline  Martin

16. The Last Bookshop in London

By: Madeline Martin

4.15

Format: 325 pages, Paperback

Inspired by the true World War II history of the few bookshops to survive the Blitz, The Last Books… read more

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  • romance
  • british literature
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"You can't save the world, but keep trying in any small way you can."

-Madeline Martin, The Last Bookshop in London

"...his mistreatment had nothing to do with her, and everything to do with him."

-Madeline Martin, The Last Bookshop in London

"Word after word, page after page, she was pulled deeper into a place she had never experienced and walked in the footsteps of a person she's never been."

-Madeline Martin, The Last Bookshop in London

"Word by word, page by page, she was pulled deeper into a place she had never expected and walked in the footsteps of a person she'd never been. (p. 107)"

-Madeline Martin, The Last Bookshop in London

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17. 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

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  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Last Garden in England by Julia  Kelly

18. The Last Garden in England

By: Julia Kelly

3.98

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the international bestseller The Light Over London and The Whispers of War comes… read more

Similar categories in Julia Kelly's The Last Garden in England book and Julia Kelly's The Last Garden in England

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • british literature
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Each new garden is like an unread book, its pages brimming with possibility."

-Julia Kelly, The Last Garden in England

Cover of The Briar Club by Kate Quinn

19. 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

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  • 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

Cover of Les heures sauvages: La saga des désobéissantes (tome 3) by Carole Declercq

20. Les heures sauvages: La saga des désobéissantes (tome 3)

By: Carole Declercq

4.29

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

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Cover of Le tombeau de l'abeille: Les enquêtes de Posie Parker (tome 2) by L.B. Hathaway

21. Le tombeau de l'abeille: Les enquêtes de Posie Parker (tome 2)

By: L.B. Hathaway

3.86

Format: 292 pages, Paperback

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