20 must-read historical books like When the Nightingale Sings by Suzanne Kelman

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When the Nightingale Sings

By: Suzanne Kelman

4.27

Format: 447 pages, Kindle Edition

1939, Berlin, Cambridge, Paris, California. The world is in the grips of a terrible war. Can two yo…

"If she had learned anything in her eighty-five years, it was that friendships forged in the fire were the hardest to extinguish. They were the ones seared into your being, melded to your heart, a forever charred part of your soul."

-Suzanne Kelman, When the Nightingale Sings

"Far off, palm trees swayed in the bay, illuminated by shafts of silvery light from a ripened moon. A breeze rippled the water's surface, disappearing into a shimmery puddle that skimmed the top of the beach. As the water breathed out frothy waves, it nudged at the sand gently. It appeared to be trying not to wake it."

-Suzanne Kelman, When the Nightingale Sings

If you liked the historical plot in When the Nightingale Sings by Suzanne Kelman , here is a list of 20 books like this:

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1. Paris at First Light (WW2 Resistance #2)

By: Amanda Lees

4.37

Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition

Paris, 1944: secret agent Juliette is on her most dangerous mission of the war so far. But then her… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Lees's Paris at First Light (WW2 Resistance #2) book and Suzanne Kelman's When the Nightingale Sings

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Oversexed, overpaid and over here."

-Amanda Lees, Paris at First Light (WW2 Resistance #2)

"Perhaps love really did conquer all."

-Amanda Lees, Paris at First Light (WW2 Resistance #2)

"But even if he were dead, I would never truly be free."

-Amanda Lees, Paris at First Light (WW2 Resistance #2)

"I may have been ambushed, but I was dressed for battle."

-Amanda Lees, Paris at First Light (WW2 Resistance #2)

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2. The Silence Before Dawn (WW2 Resistance #1)

By: Amanda Lees

4.34

Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition

Nazi-occupied France, 1944: I tear open the envelope, extracting a sheet of folded paper. I read it… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Lees's The Silence Before Dawn (WW2 Resistance #1) book and Suzanne Kelman's When the Nightingale Sings

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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3. The Woman Outside The Walls

By: Suzanne Goldring

4.14

Format: 311 pages, Kindle Edition

I always knew it would come out one day. They are finding everyone who has stayed hidden. They woul… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Goldring's The Woman Outside The Walls book and Suzanne Kelman's When the Nightingale Sings

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • historical fiction
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4. The Girl from Provence

By: Helen Fripp

4.43

Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition

South of France, 1942. Twenty-one-year-old Lilou is selling lavender honey in the village square wh… read more

Similar categories in Helen Fripp's The Girl from Provence book and Suzanne Kelman's When the Nightingale Sings

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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5. The Flame Within Her (German Wives #2)

By: Marion Kummerow

4.38

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

“I love you more than life itself. But you’re not safe. If you weren’t married to me, you wouldn’t … read more

Similar categories in Marion Kummerow's The Flame Within Her (German Wives #2) book and Suzanne Kelman's When the Nightingale Sings

  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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6. The Paris Network

By: Siobhan Curham

4.55

Format: 428 pages, Kindle Edition

Paris, 1940: He pressed the tattered book into her hands. ‘You must go to the café and ask at the c… read more

Similar categories in Siobhan Curham's The Paris Network book and Suzanne Kelman's When the Nightingale Sings

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • 20th century
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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7. 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 Suzanne Kelman's When the Nightingale Sings

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. A Letter from Italy

By: Rose Alexander

4.38

Format: 428 pages, Kindle Edition

A heartbreaking wartime promise. A family torn apart. A letter that could change everything. 19… read more

Similar categories in Rose Alexander's A Letter from Italy book and Suzanne Kelman's When the Nightingale Sings

  • historical fiction
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9. The First Spark of Fire (German Wives #1)

By: Marion Kummerow

4.32

Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition

Germany, 1938. ‘No,’ she cries out as she falls to the floor, fear clutching desperately at her che… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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10. The Wife Who Risked Everything

By: Ellie Midwood

4.26

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

Berlin, 1943: “Where’s your husband?” the SS man demanded. “There’s no one home,” Margot said befo… read more

Similar categories in Ellie Midwood's The Wife Who Risked Everything book and Suzanne Kelman's When the Nightingale Sings

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
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11. From the Dark We Rise (Margarete's Journey, #2)

By: Marion Kummerow

4.35

Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition

“Please, let me help. I won’t tell anyone.” It was madness to help an escaped prisoner in Nazi Germ… read more

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  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
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12. Her Last Promise (Hanni Winter #4)

By: Catherine Hokin

4.56

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Too many have suffered at my father’s hands. I won’t let it continue. I’ll stop him, I’ll build a … read more

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  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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13. The Only Light in London

By: Lily Graham

4.20

Format: 292 pages, ebook

She took him in when no one else would. She didn’t expect to fall in love… London, 1939. When F… read more

Similar categories in Lily Graham's The Only Light in London book and Suzanne Kelman's When the Nightingale Sings

  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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14. When the Nightingale Sings

By: Suzanne Kelman

4.27

Format: 447 pages, Kindle Edition

1939, Berlin, Cambridge, Paris, California. The world is in the grips of a terrible war. Can two yo… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Kelman's When the Nightingale Sings book and Suzanne Kelman's When the Nightingale Sings

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • 20th century
  • historical fiction
  • fiction
  • holocaust
  • audiobook
"If she had learned anything in her eighty-five years, it was that friendships forged in the fire were the hardest to extinguish. They were the ones seared into your being, melded to your heart, a for…"

-Suzanne Kelman, When the Nightingale Sings

"Far off, palm trees swayed in the bay, illuminated by shafts of silvery light from a ripened moon. A breeze rippled the water's surface, disappearing into a shimmery puddle that skimmed the top of th…"

-Suzanne Kelman, When the Nightingale Sings

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15. The Girl With the Yellow Star

By: Natalie Meg Evans

4.44

Format: 451 pages, Kindle Edition

“We have to wear the yellow star! It’s the rules!” the little girl sobs. But her mother presses a d… read more

Similar categories in Natalie Meg Evans's The Girl With the Yellow Star book and Suzanne Kelman's When the Nightingale Sings

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • holocaust
  • historical fiction
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16. The Girl in the Shadows (Margarete's Journey, #3)

By: Marion Kummerow

4.45

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

1943, Germany: Two years ago, fate gave a beautiful young Jewish woman named Margarete Rosenbaum th… read more

Similar categories in Marion Kummerow's The Girl in the Shadows (Margarete's Journey, #3) book and Suzanne Kelman's When the Nightingale Sings

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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17. Darkness Falls (The Resistance Sisters, #1)

By: Rachel Wesson

4.48

Format: 530 pages, Kindle Edition

Paris 1940 Recently widowed, Adèle Bélanger is determined to indulge in the pleasures of Parisia… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Wesson's Darkness Falls (The Resistance Sisters, #1) book and Suzanne Kelman's When the Nightingale Sings

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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18. The Paris Spy's Girl

By: Amanda Lees

4.43

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

Paris, 1943. I stare at Charlie across the crowded room. Working deep undercover, we’re surrounded … read more

Similar categories in Amanda Lees's The Paris Spy's Girl book and Suzanne Kelman's When the Nightingale Sings

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

19. 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 Suzanne Kelman's When the Nightingale Sings

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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20. The Girl from the Mountains

By: Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger

4.26

Format: 327 pages, Kindle Edition

“Absolutely heartbreaking… Gripped me from the first page and I read it in one sitting!… Will stay … read more

Similar categories in Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger's The Girl from the Mountains book and Suzanne Kelman's When the Nightingale Sings

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
Cover of Daughter of the Dawn (Margarete's Journey, #4) by Marion Kummerow

21. Daughter of the Dawn (Margarete's Journey, #4)

By: Marion Kummerow

4.45

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

1944, Germany: The war is still raging, as a young woman named Margarete hides from the Nazis in pl… read more

Similar categories in Marion Kummerow's Daughter of the Dawn (Margarete's Journey, #4) book and Suzanne Kelman's When the Nightingale Sings

  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Code Name Elodie (The Bletchley Park Girls #2) by Anna Stuart

22. Code Name Elodie (The Bletchley Park Girls #2)

By: Anna Stuart

4.39

Format: 382 pages, Kindle Edition

1943, Bletchley Park: In the dark of night, my heart is pumping with adrenalin as I wait for news o… read more

Similar categories in Anna Stuart's Code Name Elodie (The Bletchley Park Girls #2) book and Suzanne Kelman's When the Nightingale Sings

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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23. The Secret Diary

By: Anna Stuart

4.36

Format: 344 pages, Kindle Edition

Two women. One house. And a secret that spans decades… The past merges with the present in an un… read more

Similar categories in Anna Stuart's The Secret Diary book and Suzanne Kelman's When the Nightingale Sings

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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24. A Letter From Pearl Harbor

By: Anna Stuart

4.40

Format: 387 pages, Kindle Edition

Ninety-eight-year-old Ginny McAllister’s last wish is for her granddaughter to complete a treasure … read more

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  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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25. 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

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  • historical fiction
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26. All the Courage We Have Found

By: Carly Schabowski

4.27

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

She checked her watch – she had just three minutes. Then came the beep of morse code in her headset… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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27. Be Brave For Me (A Cornish Wartime Story #1)

By: Elaine Johns

4.46

Format: 379 pages, Kindle Edition

Cornwall, England, 1941. Gazing at the coiled barbed wire and danger signs on this once-beautiful b… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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28. The Girl on the Platform

By: Ellie Midwood

4.21

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

Berlin, 1939: The inspiring true story of Libby Schulze-Boysen, a German girl who refused to back d… read more

Similar categories in Ellie Midwood's The Girl on the Platform book and Suzanne Kelman's When the Nightingale Sings

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
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29. The Venetian Daughter (Daughters of Italy #2)

By: Ella Carey

4.18

Format: 220 pages, Kindle Edition

Venice, 1943. How much will she risk to save the ones she loves? Evelina has already lost so mu… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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30. 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 Suzanne Kelman's When the Nightingale Sings

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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31. The Woman at the Gates

By: Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger

4.22

Format: 343 pages, Kindle Edition

Lover, spy, patriot: They took her country, but they will never take her courage. 1944, Germany.… read more

Similar categories in Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger's The Woman at the Gates book and Suzanne Kelman's When the Nightingale Sings

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust

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