30 must-read historical fiction books like The Beekeeper’s War by Deborah Carr

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The Beekeeper’s War

By: Deborah Carr

4.22

Format: 380 pages, Kindle Edition

Two women Two wars A secret that threatens to tear them apart 1916 At the onset of war, Nur…

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Cover of The Paris Notebook by Tessa Harris

1. The Paris Notebook

By: Tessa Harris

4.17

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

‘Gripping, compelling and beautiful.’ Emma Cowell, author of The House in the Olive Grove A secret … read more

Similar categories in Tessa Harris's The Paris Notebook book and Deborah Carr's The Beekeeper’s War

  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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2. The Paris Affair

By: Melanie Hudson

4.44

Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition

Patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone. Nurse Edith Cavell, o… read more

Similar categories in Melanie Hudson's The Paris Affair book and Deborah Carr's The Beekeeper’s War

  • world war ii
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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3. The Officer's Wife

By: Catherine Law

4.19

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

1939 - American heiress Vivi Miles falls for naval officer Nathan as soon as she arrives in England… read more

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  • world war ii
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Paris at First Light (WW2 Resistance #2) by Amanda Lees

4. 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 Deborah Carr's The Beekeeper’s War

  • world war ii
  • 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)

Cover of The Silence Before Dawn (WW2 Resistance #1) by Amanda Lees

5. 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 Deborah Carr's The Beekeeper’s War

  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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6. The Lost Song of Paris

By: Sarah Steele

4.59

Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition

'For a moment she closed her eyes and imagined she was perched on the diving board at the Piscine M… read more

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  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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7. The Last Boat Home

By: Rachel Sweasey

4.27

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

1940: When Daisy, a paintress at the local pottery, looks out across Poole Harbour, waiting for the… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Sweasey's The Last Boat Home book and Deborah Carr's The Beekeeper’s War

  • historical fiction
Cover of The Wartime Vet (A Village at War #3) by Ellie Curzon

8. The Wartime Vet (A Village at War #3)

By: Ellie Curzon

4.41

Format: 331 pages, Kindle Edition

England, 1941. Dedicated local vet Laura cares for the farm animals of the little village of Brambl… read more

Similar categories in Ellie Curzon's The Wartime Vet (A Village at War #3) book and Deborah Carr's The Beekeeper’s War

  • historical fiction
Cover of The Mapmaker's Daughter by Clare Marchant

9. The Mapmaker's Daughter

By: Clare Marchant

4.15

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Can a map from the past reveal the path to the future? A rediscovered map… Present day: After… read more

Similar categories in Clare Marchant's The Mapmaker's Daughter book and Deborah Carr's The Beekeeper’s War

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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10. A Wartime Summer (The Sisters' War #1)

By: Rosie Meddon

4.46

Format: 342 pages, Kindle Edition

Left homeless after the Exeter Blitz, May must find a job if she’s to put a roof over her head and … read more

Similar categories in Rosie Meddon's A Wartime Summer (The Sisters' War #1) book and Deborah Carr's The Beekeeper’s War

  • historical fiction
Cover of A Wedding for the Bomber Girls (Bomber Command Girls #2) by Vicki Beeby

11. A Wedding for the Bomber Girls (Bomber Command Girls #2)

By: Vicki Beeby

4.55

Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition

As wedding bells ring out, joy will be found amidst the tensions of war… At RAF Fenthorpe, instrume… read more

Similar categories in Vicki Beeby's A Wedding for the Bomber Girls (Bomber Command Girls #2) book and Deborah Carr's The Beekeeper’s War

  • world war ii
  • fiction
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12. Garden of Secrets

By: Suzanne Kelman

4.43

Format: 391 pages, Kindle Edition

1940, England: ‘I promise we will find each other again. I will leave you a message,’ she said, ‘he… read more

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  • historical fiction
"Even the weeping willow grows upward."

-Suzanne Kelman, Garden of Secrets

Cover of The Paris Sister (The Three Fry Sisters, #2) by Adrienne Chinn

13. The Paris Sister (The Three Fry Sisters, #2)

By: Adrienne Chinn

4.02

Format: 480 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Adrienne Chinn is at the height of her storytelling powers…an immersive, emotional and highly enjo… read more

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

14. 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

Similar categories in Suzanne Kelman's The Last Day in Paris: A totally heartbreaking WW2 historical novel (The Paris Sisters Book 1) book and Deborah Carr's The Beekeeper’s War

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

15. 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 Deborah Carr's The Beekeeper’s War

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. The German Messenger

By: M.J. Hollows

3.64

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

As the bombs fall, the race to save her son begins. Liverpool, 1940. Journalist Ruth Holt is strugg… read more

Similar categories in M.J. Hollows's The German Messenger book and Deborah Carr's The Beekeeper’s War

  • world war ii
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Traitor's Wife by Sarah   Steele

17. 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 Deborah Carr's The Beekeeper’s War

  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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18. An Island of Secrets

By: Eva Glyn

4.35

Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition

For fans of Dinah Jefferies, Victoria Hislop, Lucinda Riley and Rosanna Ley, this is a stunning and… read more

Similar categories in Eva Glyn's An Island of Secrets book and Deborah Carr's The Beekeeper’s War

  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Hidden Letters by Lorna Cook

19. The Hidden Letters

By: Lorna Cook

4.35

Format: 374 pages, Kindle Edition

On the eve of a world war, a forbidden love will blossom in the garden of a stately home and one yo… read more

Similar categories in Lorna Cook's The Hidden Letters book and Deborah Carr's The Beekeeper’s War

  • world war i
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Silk Code (WW2 Secret Agent #1) by Deborah Swift

20. The Silk Code (WW2 Secret Agent #1)

By: Deborah Swift

4.33

Format: 375 pages, Kindle Edition

Based on the true story of ‘Englandspiel’, one woman must race against the clock to uncover a trait… read more

Similar categories in Deborah Swift's The Silk Code (WW2 Secret Agent #1) book and Deborah Carr's The Beekeeper’s War

  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Beekeeper’s War by Deborah    Carr

21. The Beekeeper’s War

By: Deborah Carr

4.22

Format: 380 pages, Kindle Edition

Two women Two wars A secret that threatens to tear them apart 1916 At the onset of war, Nur… read more

Similar categories in Deborah Carr's The Beekeeper’s War book and Deborah Carr's The Beekeeper’s War

  • world war i
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Her Forgotten Promise by Corin Burnside

22. Her Forgotten Promise

By: Corin Burnside

4.38

Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition

A wartime secret. A journey to uncover the truth. Claire has always had a special bond with her … read more

Similar categories in Corin Burnside's Her Forgotten Promise book and Deborah Carr's The Beekeeper’s War

  • world war ii
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Collaborator’s Daughter by Eva Glyn

23. The Collaborator’s Daughter

By: Eva Glyn

4.25

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

In 1944 in war-torn Dubrovnik Branko Milisic holds his newborn daughter Safranka and wishes her a b… read more

Similar categories in Eva Glyn's The Collaborator’s Daughter book and Deborah Carr's The Beekeeper’s War

  • world war ii
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Home Front Girls (The Home Front Girls #1) by Susanna Bavin

24. The Home Front Girls (The Home Front Girls #1)

By: Susanna Bavin

4.45

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

The war is raging in Europe. These girls will do everything they can on the home front – but is a h… read more

Similar categories in Susanna Bavin's The Home Front Girls (The Home Front Girls #1) book and Deborah Carr's The Beekeeper’s War

  • historical fiction
Cover of Daughters of Paris by Elisabeth Hobbes

25. Daughters of Paris

By: Elisabeth Hobbes

4.27

Format: 437 pages, Kindle Edition

Paris 1930s Colette – daughter of a wealthy Parisian. No-one expects her to amount to anything o… read more

Similar categories in Elisabeth Hobbes's Daughters of Paris book and Deborah Carr's The Beekeeper’s War

  • world war ii
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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26. The Lost Memories

By: Lorna Cook

4.35

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

Readers will be captivated by this story of love, sacrifice, and destiny, where the past and presen… read more

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  • 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
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Be Brave For Me (A Cornish Wartime Story #1) by Elaine Johns

28. 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

Similar categories in Elaine Johns's Be Brave For Me (A Cornish Wartime Story #1) book and Deborah Carr's The Beekeeper’s War

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Secret Pianist by Andie Newton

29. 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

Similar categories in Andie Newton's The Secret Pianist book and Deborah Carr's The Beekeeper’s War

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

30. 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 Deborah Carr's The Beekeeper’s War

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

31. 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 Deborah Carr's The Beekeeper’s War

  • fiction
  • historical fiction

24 best-selling fiction books like The Beekeeper’s War by Deborah Carr

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Tessa Harris

4.17

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The Paris Affair

Melanie Hudson

4.44

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The Officer's Wife

Catherine Law

4.19

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Paris at First Light (WW2 Resistance #2)

Amanda Lees

4.37

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Helen Parusel

4.44

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The German Child

Catherine Hokin

4.37

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The Girl from Provence

Helen Fripp

4.43

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The Girl with a Secret (The Emerald Sisters #2)

Kate Hewitt

4.27

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