5 must-read biography memoir books like Journey Interrupted: A Family Without a Country in a World at War by Hildegarde Mahoney

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Journey Interrupted: A Family Without a Country in a World at War

By: Hildegarde Mahoney

4.00

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

In the midst of World War II, a German-American family finds themselves stranded in Japan in this i…

If you liked the biography memoir plot in Journey Interrupted: A Family Without a Country in a World at War by Hildegarde Mahoney , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. We Are Water

By: Wally Lamb

3.83

Format: 561 pages, Hardcover

In middle age, Annie Oh—wife, mother, and outsider artist—has shaken her family to its core. After … read more

Similar categories in Wally Lamb's We Are Water book and Hildegarde Mahoney's Journey Interrupted: A Family Without a Country in a World at War

  • literary fiction
"A life I didn't choose chose me."

-Wally Lamb, We Are Water

"Change what you can, accept what you can’t, and be smart enough to know the difference"

-Wally Lamb, We Are Water

"Change what you can, accept what you can't, and be smart enough to know the difference."

-Wally Lamb, We Are Water

"We are like water, aren’t we? We can be fluid, flexible when we have to be. But strong and destructive, too."

-Wally Lamb, We Are Water

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2. Domestic Affairs: Enduring the Pleasures of Motherhood and Family Life

By: Joyce Maynard

3.93

Format: None pages,

An unforgettable collection of essays on the everyday thrills and challenges of marriage and mother… read more

Similar categories in Joyce Maynard's Domestic Affairs: Enduring the Pleasures of Motherhood and Family Life book and Hildegarde Mahoney's Journey Interrupted: A Family Without a Country in a World at War

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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3. The Boy Between Worlds

By: Annejet van der Zijl

3.94

Format: 218 pages, Kindle Edition

This is the emotionally stirring story of unlikely lovers who brave the bigotry of their era, only … read more

Similar categories in Annejet van der Zijl's The Boy Between Worlds book and Hildegarde Mahoney's Journey Interrupted: A Family Without a Country in a World at War

  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
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4. White Rose, Black Forest

By: Eoin Dempsey

4.12

Format: 259 pages, Paperback

In the shadows of World War II, trust becomes the greatest risk of all for two strangers. Decemb… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • war
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5. Daughter of Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #2)

By: Alan Brennert

4.12

Format: 309 pages, ebook

This companion tale to Moloka'i tells the story of Ruth, the daughter that Rachel Kalama—quarantine… read more

Similar categories in Alan Brennert's Daughter of Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #2) book and Hildegarde Mahoney's Journey Interrupted: A Family Without a Country in a World at War

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • war
  • japan
"We are together, all else can be endured."

-Alan Brennert, Daughter of Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #2)

"Let the things of long ago drift away on the water"

-Alan Brennert, Daughter of Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #2)

"Her grief was a storm, a driving rain falling too fast to be absorbed"

-Alan Brennert, Daughter of Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #2)

"There might be more to the universe than any one religion could explain."

-Alan Brennert, Daughter of Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #2)

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6. The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter

By: Hazel Gaynor

4.09

Format: 416 pages, ebook

“They call me a heroine, but I am not deserving of such accolades. I am just an ordinary young woma… read more

Similar categories in Hazel Gaynor's The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter book and Hildegarde Mahoney's Journey Interrupted: A Family Without a Country in a World at War

  • historical
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7. Les Sœurs du Titanic

By: Patricia Falvey

3.83

Format: 343 pages, Paperback

Delia, jeune Irlandaise, vient de perdre sa sœur Nora dans le naufrage du Titanic. Sur un coup de … read more

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"Guilt, once it's imprinted deeply on your soul, is almost impossible to get rid of. It becomes as much a part of you as your heart or your reason, and you realize if you let go of it, you will lose a…"

-Patricia Falvey, Les Sœurs du Titanic

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8. The Murder of Katherine Brown: A Shocking True Crime Story

By: Rod Kackley

3.44

Format: 69 pages, Kindle Edition

Step into the heart-pounding world of The Murder of Katherine A Shocking True Crime Story, where f… read more

Similar categories in Rod Kackley's The Murder of Katherine Brown: A Shocking True Crime Story book and Hildegarde Mahoney's Journey Interrupted: A Family Without a Country in a World at War

  • biography
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9. Well Behaved Wives

By: Amy Sue Nathan

3.99

Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition

Perfect wives, imperfect lives, and upending the rules of behavior in 1960s America. Law school … read more

Similar categories in Amy Sue Nathan's Well Behaved Wives book and Hildegarde Mahoney's Journey Interrupted: A Family Without a Country in a World at War

  • historical
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10. The Secret Orphan

By: Glynis Peters

3.93

Format: 402 pages, Kindle Edition

As the Nazis' relentless bombs fall during the Blitz of Coventry, six-year-old Rose Sherbourne find… read more

Similar categories in Glynis Peters's The Secret Orphan book and Hildegarde Mahoney's Journey Interrupted: A Family Without a Country in a World at War

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • war
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11. My Friend Anne Frank: The Inspiring and Heartbreaking True Story of Best Friends Torn Apart and Reunited Against All Odds

By: Hannah Pick-Goslar

4.66

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

THE INSTANT  NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Both heartbreaking and life-affirming" (Edith Eger, auth… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Pick-Goslar's My Friend Anne Frank: The Inspiring and Heartbreaking True Story of Best Friends Torn Apart and Reunited Against All Odds book and Hildegarde Mahoney's Journey Interrupted: A Family Without a Country in a World at War

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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12. Every Living Thing (All Creatures Great and Small, #8)

By: James Herriot

4.49

Format: 355 pages, Kindle Edition

For more than twenty years, James Herriot has captivated millions of readers and television viewers… read more

Similar categories in James Herriot's Every Living Thing (All Creatures Great and Small, #8) book and Hildegarde Mahoney's Journey Interrupted: A Family Without a Country in a World at War

  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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13. The Longest Echo

By: Eoin Dempsey

4.35

Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition

Against the backdrop of WWII-ravaged Italy comes a powerful and emotional novel of love, survival, … read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • war
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14. The Scandalous Life of Nancy Randolph

By: Kate Braithwaite

4.30

Format: 361 pages, Kindle Edition

A compelling historical retelling of the first great scandal to shake America. Victim? Temptress… read more

Similar categories in Kate Braithwaite's The Scandalous Life of Nancy Randolph book and Hildegarde Mahoney's Journey Interrupted: A Family Without a Country in a World at War

  • historical
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15. Jackie, Janet & Lee: The Secret Lives of Janet Auchincloss and Her Daughters, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill

By: J. Randy Taraborrelli

3.84

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

“Do you know what the secret to happily-ever-after is?” Janet Bouvier Auchincloss would ask her dau… read more

Similar categories in J. Randy Taraborrelli's Jackie, Janet & Lee: The Secret Lives of Janet Auchincloss and Her Daughters, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill book and Hildegarde Mahoney's Journey Interrupted: A Family Without a Country in a World at War

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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16. Siblings of War: A Captivating Family Survival WW2 Novel Based on a True Story (Heroic Children of World War II)

By: Chanochi Zaks

4.37

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

War tore them apart. Family brought them together.September, 1939. The six Zaks siblings watch in s… read more

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17. On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service

By: Anthony Fauci

4.59

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

The memoir by the doctor who became a beacon of hope for millions through the COVID pandemic, and w… read more

Similar categories in Anthony Fauci's On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service book and Hildegarde Mahoney's Journey Interrupted: A Family Without a Country in a World at War

  • history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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18. Journey Interrupted: A Family Without a Country in a World at War

By: Hildegarde Mahoney

4.00

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

In the midst of World War II, a German-American family finds themselves stranded in Japan in this i… read more

Similar categories in Hildegarde Mahoney's Journey Interrupted: A Family Without a Country in a World at War book and Hildegarde Mahoney's Journey Interrupted: A Family Without a Country in a World at War

  • literary fiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • history
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • japan
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19. Pieces of Me: Rescuing My Kidnapped Daughters

By: Lizbeth Meredith

4.36

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

In 1994, Lizbeth Meredith said good-bye to her four- and six year-old daughters for a visit with th… read more

Similar categories in Lizbeth Meredith's Pieces of Me: Rescuing My Kidnapped Daughters book and Hildegarde Mahoney's Journey Interrupted: A Family Without a Country in a World at War

  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"I want my girls to know who they are and have strong family connections. I want them to be educated. I want them to travel the world. I want them to be able to support themselves, and if they choose …"

-Lizbeth Meredith, Pieces of Me: Rescuing My Kidnapped Daughters

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20. Presidential Mission (The Lanny Budd Novels #8)

By: Upton Sinclair

4.30

Format: 986 pages, Kindle Edition

With America at war, Lanny Budd risks life and limb from North Africa to Moscow on behalf of the Al… read more

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21. The Lamp is Still Heavy: A Memoir of Nursing School in the 1950s

By: Roberta Jarrett

3.83

Format: 143 pages, Kindle Edition

Describes the author’s experience as a Diploma School of Nursing student at St. Boniface Hospital, … read more

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Annejet van der Zijl

3.94

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4.66

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Jackie, Janet & Lee: The Secret Lives of Janet Auchincloss and Her Daughters, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill

J. Randy Taraborrelli

3.84

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4.59

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4.60

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