22 must-read historical books like The Note by Carly Schabowski

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The Note

By: Carly Schabowski

4.49

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

A heartbreaking World War Two tale, The Note is about lost loves and long-buried secrets, desperate…

If you liked the historical plot in The Note by Carly Schabowski , here is a list of 22 books like this:

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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

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  • historical fiction
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2. The Watchmaker of Dachau

By: Carly Schabowski

4.41

Format: 249 pages, Kindle Edition

Snow falls and a woman prepares for a funeral she has long expected, yet hoped would never come. As… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • holocaust
  • historical fiction
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3. 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

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • historical fiction
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4. The Girl with the Diary (Last Words #1)

By: Shari J. Ryan

4.53

Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition

“What if you never come back?” I asked. “I will find you, Amelia. I promise I will find you.” “Wh… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • holocaust
  • historical fiction
"I love you are my Last Words, and they will always belong to you."

-Shari J. Ryan, The Girl with the Diary (Last Words #1)

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5. 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

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • historical fiction
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6. The Doctor's Daughter

By: Shari J. Ryan

4.33

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

Auschwitz, 1941: It was her father’s job to save the lives of the SS. But she chose to risk everyth… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • holocaust
  • historical fiction
"No one warned me there would eventually be a last tick."

-Shari J. Ryan, The Doctor's Daughter

"How is beauty ever to be seen through a tarnished lens?"

-Shari J. Ryan, The Doctor's Daughter

"It’s easier to dream of a future where we are not in a war."

-Shari J. Ryan, The Doctor's Daughter

"Nothing is what it was, and this town is no longer a part of who we are."

-Shari J. Ryan, The Doctor's Daughter

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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

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  • historical fiction
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8. The Rainbow

By: Carly Schabowski

4.36

Format: 340 pages, Kindle Edition

There, on the dusty floorboards, was a piece of paper, folded neatly. A newspaper article, written … read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • holocaust
  • historical fiction
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9. Hidden in the Shadows (Wartime Holland, #2)

By: Imogen Matthews

4.23

Format: 276 pages, Kindle Edition

The hidden village was meant to keep them safe, but the Nazis have found it… There’s no time to los… read more

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  • world war ii
  • holocaust
  • historical fiction
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10. 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

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

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11. The Prison Child (Last Words #2)

By: Shari J. Ryan

4.44

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

How will we get by the guards? It seems impossible. Yet we will be dead by the end of the week if w… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • holocaust
  • historical fiction
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12. The Pilot's Girl (Hanni Winter, #2)

By: Catherine Hokin

4.39

Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Smile, nod, and don’t breathe a word of what happens here. Or I’ll put you on the next train to Au… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • holocaust
  • historical fiction
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13. 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
  • historical fiction
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14. The Hideaway

By: Norma Curtis

4.46

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

Thea looked at the small suitcase on the kitchen table. The tan leather was scuffed, with the soft … read more

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  • historical fiction
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15. The Glovemaker's Daughter

By: Shari J. Ryan

4.42

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

Paris, 1943. German soldiers drag me out onto the cobbled street and push me towards the waiting tr… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • holocaust
  • historical fiction
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16. The Maid's Secret

By: Shari J. Ryan

4.44

Format: 388 pages, Paperback

Czechoslovakia, 1942: “Please don’t take him,” I plead to the Nazis. “I love you, Mila,” Ben says,… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • historical fiction
"We’re living within a fog—one that will lift and expose the truth."

-Shari J. Ryan, The Maid's Secret

"Ben is everything that is wrong with my world, and I know well enough to walk away from temptation.
"

-Shari J. Ryan, The Maid's Secret

"He reaches out, touching his fingertips to my shoulder, but I pull away as if I’m a fire that will burn him."

-Shari J. Ryan, The Maid's Secret

"I want the freedom to explore the world, sleep beneath the stars, eat from the land, and take pride of every feat I endure."

-Shari J. Ryan, The Maid's Secret

Cover of The Girl in the Photo (Hanni Winter, #3) by Catherine Hokin

17. The Girl in the Photo (Hanni Winter, #3)

By: Catherine Hokin

4.33

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

Theresienstadt Concentration Camp, 1944. ‘I have to go away, my darling. Please, be brave, stay ali… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • holocaust
  • historical fiction
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18. The Soldier's Letters (Last Words #3)

By: Shari J. Ryan

4.47

Format: 291 pages, Kindle Edition

“Survive for as long as you can, fight until you can’t fight any longer, and if this war ever ends,… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • holocaust
  • historical fiction
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19. The Orphan's Mother

By: Marion Kummerow

4.54

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

1945, the German-Polish border: With Nazis on one side and Soviet forces approaching on the other, … read more

Similar categories in Marion Kummerow's The Orphan's Mother book and Carly Schabowski's The Note

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • historical fiction
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20. The Ringmaster's Daughter

By: Carly Schabowski

3.84

Format: 361 pages, ebook

Circus people don't ask who you were before, or what god you believe in - when you join the circus,… read more

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

21. 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

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  • historical fiction
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22. The Postcard from Italy

By: Angela Petch

4.29

Format: 375 pages, ebook

Italy, 1945. ‘Where am I?’ The young man wakes, bewildered. He sees olive trees against a bright bl… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • historical fiction
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23. Searching for My Daughter

By: Liz Trenow

4.51

Format: 307 pages, Kindle Edition

The queue is long, but that barely matters. She is used to waiting. For the midnight knock at the d… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Note by Carly Schabowski

24. The Note

By: Carly Schabowski

4.49

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

A heartbreaking World War Two tale, The Note is about lost loves and long-buried secrets, desperate… read more

Similar categories in Carly Schabowski's The Note book and Carly Schabowski's The Note

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

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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26. The Postcard

By: Carly Schabowski

4.06

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

Holding the faded postcard in her trembling hands, Mia begins to read the one story her grandmother… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of All the Courage We Have Found by Carly Schabowski

27. 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
  • historical fiction
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28. We Fly Beneath the Stars

By: Suzanne Kelman

4.42

Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition

1942, Europe: Based on the true story of a female-only bomber battalion, this is a totally heartbre… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • historical fiction
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29. The Airman's Girl

By: Carly Schabowski

4.34

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

Poland, 1939 : When a German pilot crashes over my parents’ farmland, I am terrified. Who is this m… read more

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

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

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

31. 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

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  • historical fiction

31 Top historical fiction books like The Note by Carly Schabowski

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Marion Kummerow

4.46

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Carly Schabowski

4.41

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Amanda Lees

4.34

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Paris at First Light (WW2 Resistance #2)

Amanda Lees

4.37

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4.34

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Suzanne Goldring

4.07

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4.27

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