19 must-read historical books like The Memory Keeper of Kyiv by Erin Litteken

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The Memory Keeper of Kyiv

By: Erin Litteken

4.46

Format: 373 pages, Kindle Edition

Perfect for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Beekeeper of Aleppo. In the 1930s, Stalin…

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1. The Dry Grass of August

By: Anna Jean Mayhew

3.56

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

In this beautifully written debut, Anna Jean Mayhew offers a riveting depiction of Southern life in… read more

Similar categories in Anna Jean Mayhew's The Dry Grass of August book and Erin Litteken's The Memory Keeper of Kyiv

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

2. The Life She Was Given

By: Ellen Marie Wiseman

2.83

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

From acclaimed author Ellen Marie Wiseman comes a vivid, daring novel about the devastating power o… read more

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3. The Road to Bittersweet

By: Donna Everhart

4.00

Format: 120 pages,

Set in the Carolinas in the 1940s, The Road to Bittersweet is a beautifully written, evocative acco… read more

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4. The Orphan Collector

By: Ellen Marie Wiseman

4.24

Format: 390 pages, Paperback

In the fall of 1918, thirteen-year-old German immigrant Pia Lange longs to be far from Philadelphia… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Marie Wiseman's The Orphan Collector book and Erin Litteken's The Memory Keeper of Kyiv

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"May God forgive you for what you’ve done."

-Ellen Marie Wiseman, The Orphan Collector

"Obey the laws and wear the gauze, protect your jaws from septic paws."

-Ellen Marie Wiseman, The Orphan Collector

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5. The Seamstress of New Orleans

By: Diane C. McPhail

3.79

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Set against the backdrop of the first all-female Mardi Gras krewe at the turn-of-the-century, the a… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Now, do you want a poppy?"

-Diane C. McPhail, The Seamstress of New Orleans

"Isn’t that momentous? Women! A krewe of women. Turning the tide on men! We are making history here. Yes, this moment! Making history."

-Diane C. McPhail, The Seamstress of New Orleans

"She picked up the wide sleeve and studied the beading: imitation pearls and small rhinestones interspersed with a few of glistening colors: watery blue and aqua, palest rose and coral."

-Diane C. McPhail, The Seamstress of New Orleans

"Beauty had emerged from her mother’s fingertips, her nimble use of needle and bright-colored thread. Beauty had lain in what sort of stitch could marry two scraps on a quilt and what other stitch mir…"

-Diane C. McPhail, The Seamstress of New Orleans

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6. The Storyteller of Casablanca

By: Fiona Valpy

4.40

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

In this evocative tale from the bestselling author of The Dressmaker’s Gift, a strange new city off… read more

Similar categories in Fiona Valpy's The Storyteller of Casablanca book and Erin Litteken's The Memory Keeper of Kyiv

  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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7. The Moonshiner's Daughter

By: Donna Everhart

4.23

Format: 356 pages, Paperback

Set in North Carolina in 1960 and brimming with authenticity and grit, The Moonshiner's Daughter ev… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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8. The Second Life of Mirielle West

By: Amanda Skenandore

4.21

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

In an intoxicating story of resilience, repulsion, and the Roaring 20’s, the glamorous world of a s… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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9. The Spanish Daughter

By: Lorena Hughes

3.81

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

The Washington Post Books to Read Now | Ms. Magazine Reads for the Rest of Us | Bustle Most Anticip… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"What a foul mouth she had,"

-Lorena Hughes, The Spanish Daughter

"Soledad’s gaze was lost in a mysterious spot behind my head."

-Lorena Hughes, The Spanish Daughter

"I lowered my face, such was my shame, but they all took it as humility."

-Lorena Hughes, The Spanish Daughter

"She never listened to anyone but herself. And yet, I enjoyed her company more than anybody else’s."

-Lorena Hughes, The Spanish Daughter

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10. The Second Mrs. Astor

By: Shana Abe

3.98

Format: 323 pages, Paperback

Perfect for fans of Jennifer Chiaverini and Marie Benedict, this riveting novel takes you inside th… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"It can be difficult sometimes for our families to accept us as people separate from who they are. As separate souls. When we’re young, we’re taught to behave as our parents do—to cherish what they ch…"

-Shana Abe, The Second Mrs. Astor

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11. Between Earth and Sky

By: Amanda Skenandore

4.34

Format: 336 pages, ebook

On a quiet Philadelphia morning in 1906, a newspaper headline catapults Alma Mitchell back to her p… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Skenandore's Between Earth and Sky book and Erin Litteken's The Memory Keeper of Kyiv

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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12. The Undertaker's Assistant

By: Amanda Skenandore

4.06

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

An enthralling novel of historical fiction for fans of Lisa Wingate and Ellen Marie Wiseman, The Un… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Skenandore's The Undertaker's Assistant book and Erin Litteken's The Memory Keeper of Kyiv

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"No one to mourn you in death meant no one to hurt you in life."

-Amanda Skenandore, The Undertaker's Assistant

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13. A Feather on the Water

By: Lindsay Jayne Ashford

4.35

Format: 345 pages, Kindle Edition

For three women in postwar Germany, 1945 is a time of hope—lost and found—in this powerful novel by… read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Jayne Ashford's A Feather on the Water book and Erin Litteken's The Memory Keeper of Kyiv

  • romance
  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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14. The Saints of Swallow Hill

By: Donna Everhart

4.12

Format: 372 pages, Paperback

It takes courage to save yourself... In the dense pine forests of North Carolina, turpentiners l… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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15. The Orphans of Berlin

By: Jina Bacarr

4.38

Format: 391 pages, Kindle Edition

A heartbreaking World War 2 novel that tells the story of two women’s fight for love, family and ho… read more

Similar categories in Jina Bacarr's The Orphans of Berlin book and Erin Litteken's The Memory Keeper of Kyiv

  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. The Forgiving Kind

By: Donna Everhart

4.35

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

In this masterful new novel, set in 1950s North Carolina, the acclaimed author of The Road to Bitte… read more

Similar categories in Donna Everhart's The Forgiving Kind book and Erin Litteken's The Memory Keeper of Kyiv

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • novels
  • adult
  • audiobook
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17. The Child of Ukraine

By: Tetyana Denford

4.44

Format: 423 pages, Kindle Edition

This novel was previously published under the name Motherland. Ukraine, 1940. She cups her daugh… read more

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  • historical
  • war
  • ukraine
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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18. The Memory Keeper of Kyiv

By: Erin Litteken

4.46

Format: 373 pages, Kindle Edition

Perfect for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Beekeeper of Aleppo. In the 1930s, Stalin… read more

Similar categories in Erin Litteken's The Memory Keeper of Kyiv book and Erin Litteken's The Memory Keeper of Kyiv

  • romance
  • russia
  • historical
  • war
  • ukraine
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • novels
  • adult
  • audiobook
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19. Goodnight, Vienna

By: Marius Gabriel

4.56

Format: 379 pages, Kindle Edition

Katya never wanted to look after Gretchen. Now she’s the young girl’s only hope of survival. 193… read more

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  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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20. Under a Sky of Memories

By: Soraya M. Lane

4.38

Format: 351 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of The Last Correspondent comes the powerful story of three brave women… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • novels
  • adult
  • audiobook
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21. Souvenirs from Kyiv

By: Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger

4.02

Format: 155 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Russia has been trying to wipe Ukraine off the world map for thousands of years. They haven’t succ… read more

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  • russia
  • historical
  • ukraine
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook

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