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…
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1. Secrets of a Charmed Life
By: Susan Meissner
4.27
Format: 67 pages, Paperback
She stood at a crossroads, half-aware that her choice would send her down a path from which there c… read more
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- historical
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- world war ii
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- historical fiction
- audiobook
2. As Bright as Heaven
By: Susan Meissner
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed author of Secrets of a Charmed Lifeand A Bridge Across the Oceancomes a new nove… read more
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3. A Bridge Across the Ocean
By: Susan Meissner
3.92
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Wartime intrigue spans the lives of three women past and present in the latest novel from the accla… read more
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4. A Fall of Marigolds
By: Susan Meissner
3.82
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
A beautiful scarf, passed down through the generations, connects two women who learn that the weigh… read more
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5. 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
- 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
6. 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
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- 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
7. The Berry Pickers
By: Amanda Peters
4.14
Format: 307 pages, Hardcover
A four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a tragic mys… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- audiobook
8. 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
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- historical
- war
- world war ii
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- audiobook
9. 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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- historical
- war
- world war ii
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- 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
10. The River We Remember
By: William Kent Krueger
4.29
Format: 421 pages, Hardcover
In 1958, a small Minnesota town is rocked by the murder of its most powerful citizen, pouring fresh… read more
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- audiobook
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
"Finally, she wrote: The most frightening thing we do in our lives is to love."-William Kent Krueger, The River We Remember
"People who make other people happy are generally pretty unhappy themselves," she said."-William Kent Krueger, The River We Remember
"Bluestone said, " Hihanni waste ." "He honnay washtay?" Sam gave him a bewildered half smile. "I'm afraid I don't understand." "Exactly my point," Bluestone said. "I've lived in a white man's world a…"-William Kent Krueger, The River We Remember
"[Scott] heard the clock on the living room mantel strike midnight, and he could no longer lie there suffering. He slipped from his bed, dressed, and so quietly that he might not even have existed--an…"-William Kent Krueger, The River We Remember
11. Only the Beautiful
By: Susan Meissner
4.47
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A heartrending story about a young mother’s fight to keep her daughter, and the winds of fortune th… read more
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- world war ii
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- adult
- audiobook
12. 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
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- romance
- historical
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- world war ii
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- historical fiction
- audiobook
13. 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
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- historical
- war
- world war ii
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- audiobook
14. 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
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- womens
- adult
- audiobook
15. Angels of the Resistance
By: Noelle Salazar
4.32
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
“ Angels of the Resistance brings to life a deadly-effective and deeply moving sisterhood.” —Kate Q… read more
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- romance
- historical
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- world war ii
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- historical fiction
- audiobook
16. 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
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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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- audiobook
18. The Last Year of the War
By: Susan Meissner
4.21
Format: 389 pages, Hardcover
Elise Sontag is a typical Iowa fourteen-year-old in 1943--aware of the war but distanced from its r… read more
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- historical
- war
- world war ii
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- historical fiction
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- audiobook
"You don't have to say everything you're thinking, Elise," he said."-Susan Meissner, The Last Year of the War
"Maybe being brave is different from being unafraid. If you're not afraid, what is there to be brave about?"-Susan Meissner, The Last Year of the War
"*Nice* was a word that I'd not been able to say in such a long time, and it encompassed so much in that moment. It truly did. *Nice* is a throwaway word until it's not."-Susan Meissner, The Last Year of the War
". . . Wars begin and wars end. There will be peace again. We only need to hold on to who we are, deep within, so that we'll recognize ourselves on the other side when it's over."-Susan Meissner, The Last Year of the War
19. 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
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- romance
- womens fiction
- historical
- war
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- historical fiction
- womens
- adult
- audiobook
20. Shelterwood
By: Lisa Wingate
3.88
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping novel inspired by the untold history of women pioneers who fought to protect children ca… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- audiobook
"What lucky people we readers are that we live not just one life, but many, and diving into yet another is as easy as opening a book."-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood
"That was a perilous area. . .Graves could be anywhere and undoubtedly are. We walk over history, unaware, every day in all places. We sleep atop it. When we rest our heads at night, we've no way of k…"-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood
"The light between them outshines the November day. My heartstrings tug, and I want to call my mother and my grandmother, the women who built me - who implanted the idea that whatever path I chose for…"-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood
"I take a deep breath, lose myself in the healing power of feeling the world breathe, water over stones, wind against trees, last year's dry leaves tumbling along expanses of rock, in the play of clou…"-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood
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
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"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
