5 must-read holocaust books like The Nurse Behind the Gates by Shari J. Ryan

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The Nurse Behind the Gates

By: Shari J. Ryan

4.40

Format: 376 pages, ebook

Dachau, 1942. Emilie has been told she’s here to nurse evil men. But the first patient she sees in …

"The empty seats belong to the other Jewish kids who were in my class. I’m the only one left."

-Shari J. Ryan, The Nurse Behind the Gates

"The empty seats belong to the other Jewish kids who were in my class. I’m the only one left."

-Shari J. Ryan, The Nurse Behind the Gates

"If you had a secret - one that could destroy your life if shared, what would you do to protect it?"

-Shari J. Ryan, The Nurse Behind the Gates

"If you had a secret - one that could destroy your life if shared, what would you do to protect it?"

-Shari J. Ryan, The Nurse Behind the Gates

If you liked the holocaust plot in The Nurse Behind the Gates by Shari J. Ryan , here is a list of 5 books like this:

Cover of The Berlin Wife's Vow (German Wives #4) by Marion Kummerow

1. The Berlin Wife's Vow (German Wives #4)

By: Marion Kummerow

4.46

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

She kneels by her husband, his face contorted with pain. “You must get yourself to safety,” he tell… read more

Similar categories in Marion Kummerow's The Berlin Wife's Vow (German Wives #4) book and Shari J. Ryan's The Nurse Behind the Gates

  • historical fiction
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2. The German Child

By: Catherine Hokin

4.37

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

Berlin, 1944. ‘No! Not my child!’ Annaliese screams, her voice breaking as she pounds the window us… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Hokin's The German Child book and Shari J. Ryan's The Nurse Behind the Gates

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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3. The Girl with a Secret (The Emerald Sisters #2)

By: Kate Hewitt

4.27

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

Rosa’s blood runs cold. He hasn’t seen her yet, but she would recognize those blue eyes anywhere. W… read more

Similar categories in Kate Hewitt's The Girl with a Secret (The Emerald Sisters #2) book and Shari J. Ryan's The Nurse Behind the Gates

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Nurse Behind the Gates by Shari J. Ryan

4. The Nurse Behind the Gates

By: Shari J. Ryan

4.40

Format: 376 pages, ebook

Dachau, 1942. Emilie has been told she’s here to nurse evil men. But the first patient she sees in … read more

Similar categories in Shari J. Ryan's The Nurse Behind the Gates book and Shari J. Ryan's The Nurse Behind the Gates

  • jewish
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
"The empty seats belong to the other Jewish kids who were in my class. I’m the only one left."

-Shari J. Ryan, The Nurse Behind the Gates

"If you had a secret - one that could destroy your life if shared, what would you do to protect it?"

-Shari J. Ryan, The Nurse Behind the Gates

"There’s no clearer definition of war than the sight of barbed wired fences surrounding dark fields muddied by the sky’s tears."

-Shari J. Ryan, The Nurse Behind the Gates

"You’re right to fight for everything you believe in, and I’ll do “the same, but only until it is too dangerous. I won’t risk our lives for a fight we won’t win."

-Shari J. Ryan, The Nurse Behind the Gates

Cover of I Have to Save Them by Ellie Midwood

5. I Have to Save Them

By: Ellie Midwood

4.46

Format: 296 pages, ebook

Auschwitz, 1942: Her entire body trembles as she stands in the infirmary and realises the horrifyin… read more

Similar categories in Ellie Midwood's I Have to Save Them book and Shari J. Ryan's The Nurse Behind the Gates

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
Cover of The Berlin Family's Secret: A Historical WW2 Novel (Unforgettable World War 2 Stories Book 1) by Baruch Cohen

6. The Berlin Family's Secret: A Historical WW2 Novel (Unforgettable World War 2 Stories Book 1)

By: Baruch Cohen

4.29

Format: 213 pages, Kindle Edition

They were loyal subjects of the Reich… until it came knocking on their door.Berlin, 1942. As bombs … read more

Similar categories in Baruch Cohen's The Berlin Family's Secret: A Historical WW2 Novel (Unforgettable World War 2 Stories Book 1) book and Shari J. Ryan's The Nurse Behind the Gates

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • holocaust
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Winter Child by Carly Schabowski

7. The Winter Child

By: Carly Schabowski

4.29

Format: 276 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Please don’t do this!’ Irena’s shrill cry pierces the night air, her screams breaking the silence … read more

Similar categories in Carly Schabowski's The Winter Child book and Shari J. Ryan's The Nurse Behind the Gates

  • historical
  • historical fiction
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8. A Song of Silence

By: Steve N. Lee

4.62

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

War thrust them together. Love will tear them apart. Inspired by a true story... When the Naz… read more

Similar categories in Steve N. Lee's A Song of Silence book and Shari J. Ryan's The Nurse Behind the Gates

  • historical fiction
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9. The Stars Are Our Witness

By: Siobhan Curham

4.54

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

Auschwitz, 1943. Adela stuffs small cloth pouches containing the stolen gunpowder into the folds of… read more

Similar categories in Siobhan Curham's The Stars Are Our Witness book and Shari J. Ryan's The Nurse Behind the Gates

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Secret Jewish Sisters: A WW2 Historical Novel, Based on the True Story of a Holocaust Survivor (Unforgettable World War 2 Stories Book 4) by Tikva Rager

10. The Secret Jewish Sisters: A WW2 Historical Novel, Based on the True Story of a Holocaust Survivor (Unforgettable World War 2 Stories Book 4)

By: Tikva Rager

4.24

Format: 214 pages, Kindle Edition

Her sister held on to hope. She held on to their secret.Germany, 1939. As the Nazi Party rises to p… read more

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11. The Girl with the Red Hair (The Dutch Girls #2)

By: Imogen Matthews

4.21

Format: 328 pages, ebook

My heart thrashes inside my chest as I watch my best friend get dragged away by German soldiers. I … read more

Similar categories in Imogen Matthews's The Girl with the Red Hair (The Dutch Girls #2) book and Shari J. Ryan's The Nurse Behind the Gates

  • historical fiction
Cover of The Seamstress of Auschwitz by C. K. McAdam

12. The Seamstress of Auschwitz

By: C. K. McAdam

4.53

Format: 247 pages, Kindle Edition

Germany. 1932. Sara Schönflies, a young Jewish woman from a line of gifted tailors and seamstresses… read more

Similar categories in C. K. McAdam's The Seamstress of Auschwitz book and Shari J. Ryan's The Nurse Behind the Gates

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
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13. A Song of Courage

By: Rachel Wesson

4.55

Format: 370 pages, Paperback

Based on the incredible true story of two unsung heroines who defied the odds to save countless liv… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Wesson's A Song of Courage book and Shari J. Ryan's The Nurse Behind the Gates

  • world war ii
  • holocaust
  • historical fiction
Cover of To Look Upon the Sun by Shannon St Hilaire

14. To Look Upon the Sun

By: Shannon St Hilaire

4.35

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

In the shadow of pre-WWII Germany, 17-year-old Ilse finds herself alone, pregnant, and penniless—be… read more

Similar categories in Shannon St Hilaire's To Look Upon the Sun book and Shari J. Ryan's The Nurse Behind the Gates

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of Stumbling Stones by Bonnie Suchman

15. Stumbling Stones

By: Bonnie Suchman

4.43

Format: 285 pages, Paperback

Alice Heppenheimer, born into a prosperous German Jewish family around the turn of the twentieth ce… read more

Similar categories in Bonnie Suchman's Stumbling Stones book and Shari J. Ryan's The Nurse Behind the Gates

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. Saving Rebecca

By: Alex Amit

4.59

Format: 386 pages, Kindle Edition

A WW2 historical novel about a mother’s devotion In the shadow of the Nazi regime, one woman fig… read more

Similar categories in Alex Amit's Saving Rebecca book and Shari J. Ryan's The Nurse Behind the Gates

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Secret Hotel in Berlin by Catherine Hokin

17. The Secret Hotel in Berlin

By: Catherine Hokin

4.45

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

Berlin, 1944. ‘It is a great honour to have you here, Herr Hitler.’ Lili doesn’t stumble over the l… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Hokin's The Secret Hotel in Berlin book and Shari J. Ryan's The Nurse Behind the Gates

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Bookseller of Paris: An absolutely gripping and emotional WW2 novel (The Paris Sisters Book 2) by Suzanne Kelman

18. The Bookseller of Paris: An absolutely gripping and emotional WW2 novel (The Paris Sisters Book 2)

By: Suzanne Kelman

4.50

Format: 410 pages, Kindle Edition

Paris, 1940: Madeline tries to scream, but she can’t breathe. A German soldier is working to free h… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Kelman's The Bookseller of Paris: An absolutely gripping and emotional WW2 novel (The Paris Sisters Book 2) book and Shari J. Ryan's The Nurse Behind the Gates

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of If I Can Save One Child by Amanda Lees

19. If I Can Save One Child

By: Amanda Lees

4.57

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

France, 1942: Robert curls sleepily into me, his tiny hand grasping mine like a lifeline. He’s been… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Lees's If I Can Save One Child book and Shari J. Ryan's The Nurse Behind the Gates

  • world war ii
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Orphan List (The World War Two Orphanage #1) by Ann Bennett

20. The Orphan List (The World War Two Orphanage #1)

By: Ann Bennett

4.65

Format: 342 pages, Kindle Edition

Munich, 1943. My heart breaks as I watch the smug couple carry the tiny bundle into their sinister … read more

Similar categories in Ann Bennett's The Orphan List (The World War Two Orphanage #1) book and Shari J. Ryan's The Nurse Behind the Gates

  • historical fiction
Cover of When the World Went Silent by Ellie Midwood

21. When the World Went Silent

By: Ellie Midwood

4.29

Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition

Berlin, 1942. "All I know is we will survive this together," he says before kissing the tears a… read more

Similar categories in Ellie Midwood's When the World Went Silent book and Shari J. Ryan's The Nurse Behind the Gates

  • world war ii
  • historical fiction

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Catherine Hokin

4.37

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4.27

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4.40

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4.46

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4.46

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Helen Parusel

4.44

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4.39

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