18 must-read historical books like The Secret Diary by Anna Stuart

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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…

If you liked the historical plot in The Secret Diary by Anna Stuart , here is a list of 18 books like this:

Cover of The Berlin Wife's Vow (German Wives #4) by Marion Kummerow

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 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
  • fiction
  • 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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3. 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
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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4. The Polish Nurse: A WW2 Historical Fiction Novel (World War II Brave Women Fiction Book 1)

By: Leah Moyes

4.48

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

She has a secret. Keeping it will mean the difference between life and death.1941, Poland. Though w… read more

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  • 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

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  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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6. When Forever Ends (The Blood Sisters, #3)

By: Roberta Kagan

4.39

Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition

In a world filled with danger, heartbreak, and impossible choices, the blood sisters must navigate … read more

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  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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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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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. 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
  • fiction
  • 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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9. The Stolen Twins

By: Shari J. Ryan

4.36

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

Auschwitz, 1944: “You can’t leave me,” I whisper, my hand trembling as I reach for her cheek. “You … read more

Similar categories in Shari J. Ryan's The Stolen Twins book and Anna Stuart's The Secret Diary

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • historical fiction
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10. 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
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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11. 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
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12. I Have to Save Them

By: Ellie Midwood

4.46

Format: 296 pages, ebook

Auschwitz, 1942: Her entire body trembles as she stands in the infirmary and realises the horrifyin… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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13. Daughter of the Resistance (The Secret Resistance #3)

By: Gosia Nealon

4.44

Format: 274 pages, Paperback

Poland, 1944: Armed men line the streets and herd us forward as they pull people from the crowd. My… read more

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  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Resistance Wife (The Secret Resistance #2) by Gosia Nealon

14. The Resistance Wife (The Secret Resistance #2)

By: Gosia Nealon

4.31

Format: 268 pages, Paperback

Germany, 1934. Surrounded by beautiful wedding china, we share our first dinner alone as husband an… read more

Similar categories in Gosia Nealon's The Resistance Wife (The Secret Resistance #2) book and Anna Stuart's The Secret Diary

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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15. The Secret Photograph

By: Siobhan Curham

4.61

Format: 393 pages, Kindle Edition

Nazi-occupied Paris, 1942. Clarisse clutches her camera as hundreds of police swarm the streets. Th… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. 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

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  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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17. 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

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"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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18. The Girl on the Boat (The Emerald Sisters #1)

By: Kate Hewitt

4.33

Format: 310 pages, ebook

Germany, 1939: “Quickly, take this emerald. This was my late mother’s gem, and it will keep you saf… read more

Similar categories in Kate Hewitt's The Girl on the Boat (The Emerald Sisters #1) book and Anna Stuart's The Secret Diary

  • historical fiction
Cover of The Glovemaker's Daughter by Shari J. Ryan

19. 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

Similar categories in Shari J. Ryan's The Glovemaker's Daughter book and Anna Stuart's The Secret Diary

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Soldier's Letters (Last Words #3) by Shari J. Ryan

20. 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
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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21. 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

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

22. 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

23. 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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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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24. The Child Who Lived

By: Ellie Midwood

4.41

Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition

Austria, 1942: In Mauthausen concentration camp, two prisoners dare to fall in love. When a baby is… read more

Similar categories in Ellie Midwood's The Child Who Lived book and Anna Stuart's The Secret Diary

  • world war ii
  • 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
Cover of The Secret Diary by Anna Stuart

27. 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 Anna Stuart's The Secret Diary

  • british literature
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Girl with the Red Hair (The Dutch Girls #2) by Imogen Matthews

28. 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
Cover of The Midwife's Child (WW2 Resistance #3) by Amanda Lees

29. The Midwife's Child (WW2 Resistance #3)

By: Amanda Lees

4.52

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Save her,’ she begs, drawing her last, quavering breaths. ‘Save my baby. Find her father. And reun… read more

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

30. 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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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 Anna Stuart's The Secret Diary

  • fiction
  • historical fiction

25 must-read fiction books like The Secret Diary by Anna Stuart

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The Girl with the Diary (Last Words #1)

Shari J. Ryan

4.53

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The German Child

Catherine Hokin

4.37

Transform Your Habits

The Polish Nurse: A WW2 Historical Fiction Novel (World War II Brave Women Fiction Book 1)

Leah Moyes

4.48

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The Flame Within Her (German Wives #2)

Marion Kummerow

4.38

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11 must-read fiction books like The Last Day in Paris: A totally heartbreaking WW2 historical novel (The Paris Sisters Book 1) by Suzanne Kelman

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The Austrian Bride

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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