20 Top world war ii books like The Orphans on the Train by Gill Thompson

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The Orphans on the Train

By: Gill Thompson

4.36

Format: 348 pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping, moving story of loss, friendship, the need to belong, inspired by real events, of two o…

If you liked the world war ii plot in The Orphans on the Train by Gill Thompson , here is a list of 20 books like this:

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1. Käraste Lena

By: Ninni Schulman

3.80

Format: 403 pages, Hardcover

Hösten 1983 hittas 31-åriga Lena död i sitt hem på släktgården på Sollerön utanför Mora, hängd i en… read more

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2. 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

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  • historical fiction
Cover of The Thirteenth Child: A World War 2 historical novel based upon an enthralling and heart-wrenching true story by Mark deMeza

3. The Thirteenth Child: A World War 2 historical novel based upon an enthralling and heart-wrenching true story

By: Mark deMeza

4.26

Format: 403 pages, Kindle Edition

Inspired by the true story of the author’s ancestors, this enthralling WWII novel tells of the Kisc… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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4. The Lost Evacuee

By: Cathy Sharp

4.09

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

The brand new emotional and compelling novel from the bestselling authorWill their new lives bring … read more

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  • historical fiction
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5. The Austrian Bride

By: Helen Parusel

4.44

Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition

Austria, 1938 After years of hardship, Ella is full of hope for a better future for Austrians, a… read more

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  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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6. A Child for the Reich

By: Andie Newton

4.36

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

They’ve stolen her child And she’ll do anything to get her back Rumours of the Reich’s dreaded … read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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7. En hemlighet för mycket (Gärdetböckerna, #1)

By: Jenny Fagerlund

3.48

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

När Annas sambo, Fred, dör inser hon att deras liv tillsammans var baserat på en lögn. Den stora vå… read more

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8. The Girls Left Behind

By: Emily Gunnis

4.24

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Dear Daisy, I miss you so much. I'm sorry I broke my promise to never be separated from you. I have… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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9. The Girl from the Resistance (The Dutch Girls #1)

By: Imogen Matthews

4.28

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

1941, Nazi-occupied Holland . Trudi can hear the muffled sobs of two heartbroken little girls as th… read more

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

10. 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

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • historical fiction
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11. Child of the Ruins

By: Kate Furnivall

4.24

Format: 477 pages, Kindle Edition

People are disappearing. I spoke to my neighbour yesterday, we laughed at some nonsense, and today … read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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12. The Lost Orphan (Orphans, #2)

By: Pam Weaver

4.31

Format: 386 pages, Kindle Edition

The highly anticipated sequel to USA Today bestseller, The Runaway Orphans Three sisters torn apa… read more

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  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Orphans on the Train by Gill   Thompson

13. The Orphans on the Train

By: Gill Thompson

4.36

Format: 348 pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping, moving story of loss, friendship, the need to belong, inspired by real events, of two o… read more

Similar categories in Gill Thompson's The Orphans on the Train book and Gill Thompson's The Orphans on the Train

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Shadow Network (WW2 Secret Agent #2) by Deborah Swift

14. The Shadow Network (WW2 Secret Agent #2)

By: Deborah Swift

4.17

Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition

One woman must sacrifice everything to uncover the truth in this enthralling historical novel, insp… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical fiction
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15. The Midwife's Promise

By: Eliza Graham

4.39

Format: 342 pages, Kindle Edition

New England, 1992 . Sophie’s hand trembles as she places the birthday card on to the creamy wood of… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. The Hidden Storyteller

By: Mandy Robotham

4.12

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

International bestselling author Mandy Robotham returns with a brand new tale set in war-torn Germa… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Last Day in Paris: A totally heartbreaking WW2 historical novel (The Paris Sisters Book 1) by Suzanne Kelman

17. The Last Day in Paris: A totally heartbreaking WW2 historical novel (The Paris Sisters Book 1)

By: Suzanne Kelman

4.39

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

“No, Mama, please don’t make me leave!” Sophie cries, clutching her teddy bear as her blue eyes fil… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Berlin Wife's Resistance (German Wives #3) by Marion Kummerow

18. The Berlin Wife's Resistance (German Wives #3)

By: Marion Kummerow

4.48

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

The soldier looks her dead in the eye, his weapon raised. “You must leave now,” he warns. But this … read more

Similar categories in Marion Kummerow's The Berlin Wife's Resistance (German Wives #3) book and Gill Thompson's The Orphans on the Train

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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19. The Life I Stole

By: Nikola Scott

4.26

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

May 1953. England is finally starting to recover from World War Two. Shop shelves are filling, the … read more

Similar categories in Nikola Scott's The Life I Stole book and Gill Thompson's The Orphans on the Train

  • historical
  • historical fiction
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20. Daughters of Warsaw

By: Maria Frances

4.37

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

An emotional World War Two time-slip of one woman’s inspiring, dangerous and courageous undertaking… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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21. The Traitor's Wife

By: Sarah Steele

4.60

Format: 458 pages, Kindle Edition

'Do it,' she said to the German, her voice a rasping whisper. 'Shoot me if you dare. I am Maddale… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Steele's The Traitor's Wife book and Gill Thompson's The Orphans on the Train

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Last Train from Paris by Juliet Greenwood

22. The Last Train from Paris

By: Juliet Greenwood

4.45

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

For Iris , each visit to her mother in St Mabon’s Cove, Cornwall has been the same – a serene escap… read more

Similar categories in Juliet Greenwood's The Last Train from Paris book and Gill Thompson's The Orphans on the Train

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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23. The Last Letter from London (Her Secret War #3)

By: Pam Lecky

3.86

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Her letters can save the country. But can she be trusted? A double agent. As World War Two ra… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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24. My Mother's Shadow

By: Nikola Scott

4.14

Format: 458 pages, Kindle Edition

Addie thinks she knows everything about her mother. But when a stranger appears claiming to be her … read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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25. The Baker's Secret

By: Lelita Baldock

4.42

Format: 370 pages, ebook

In Nazi-occupied Latvia, two sisters are forced to make an impossible choice. To save a child, one … read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Code Girl From London: A WWII Historical Fiction Novel (Gripping World War 2 Resistance Stories Book 4) by Deb Stratas

26. The Code Girl From London: A WWII Historical Fiction Novel (Gripping World War 2 Resistance Stories Book 4)

By: Deb Stratas

4.39

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

The Germans’ transmissions are in her hands. Will she be enough to save her loved ones’ lives?Engla… read more

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  • historical fiction
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27. 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

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  • historical fiction
Cover of The Children’s Nurse: A WWII Historical Survival Novel Based on a True Story by Ehud Regev

28. The Children’s Nurse: A WWII Historical Survival Novel Based on a True Story

By: Ehud Regev

3.94

Format: 263 pages, Kindle Edition

Warsaw, 1939. Merie watches as the flames of war engulf the place she and her husband once called h… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical fiction
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29. 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

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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30. The Secret Pianist

By: Andie Newton

4.35

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

When a British RAF Whitley comes under fire over the French coast and is forced to drop their cargo… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Neighbors at War: A brand new gripping and heartbreaking WWII historical novel for 2024 by Deborah Carr

31. Neighbors at War: A brand new gripping and heartbreaking WWII historical novel for 2024

By: Deborah Carr

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

When German forces invade the Channel Islands and the citizens of Jersey are cut off from the rest … read more

Similar categories in Deborah Carr's Neighbors at War: A brand new gripping and heartbreaking WWII historical novel for 2024 book and Gill Thompson's The Orphans on the Train

  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

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Mark deMeza

4.26

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Helen Parusel

4.44

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A Child for the Reich

Andie Newton

4.36

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Emily Gunnis

4.24

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Helen Parusel

4.44

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Catherine Hokin

4.37

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4.43

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