9 must-read jewish books like The Takeaway Men by Meryl Ain

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The Takeaway Men

By: Meryl Ain

3.83

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

With the cloud of the Holocaust still looming over them, twin sisters Bronka and Johanna Lubinski a…

If you liked the jewish plot in The Takeaway Men by Meryl Ain , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem

By: Anthony Berris , Sarit Yishai-Levi

3.94

Format: 255 pages,

The Beauty Queen of Jerusalemis a dazzling novel of mothers and daughters, stories told and untold,… read more

Similar categories in Anthony Berris's The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem book and Meryl Ain's The Takeaway Men

  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • fiction
  • jewish
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2. Every Last One

By: Anna Quindlen

4.19

Format: 416 pages,

The latest novel from Pulitzer Prize-winner Anna Quindlen In this breathtaking and beautiful novel,… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook

3. A Train in Winter: An Extraordinary Story of Women, Friendship, and Resistance in Occupied France

By: Caroline Moorehead

4.01

Format: 204 pages, Hardcover

They were teachers, students, chemists, writers, and housewives; a singer at the Paris Opera, a mid… read more

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4. The Yamas Niyamas: Exploring Yoga's Ethical Practice

By: Deborah Adele

4.57

Format: 270 pages, Paperback

The first two limbs of the eight-fold path of yoga sutras--the basic text for classical yoga--are e… read more

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5. The Paris Daughter

By: Kristin Harmel

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Book of Lost Names comes a gripping historical novel about two m… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"This isn't a decision I make lightly, but being a parent is not about doing what is right for ourselves, is it? It's about sacrificing all we can, big and small, to give our children their best chanc…"

-Kristin Harmel, The Paris Daughter

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6. The Underground Library

By: Jennifer Ryan

4.14

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

When the Blitz imperils the heart of a London neighborhood, three young women must use their fighti… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Ryan's The Underground Library book and Meryl Ain's The Takeaway Men

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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7. Miss Morgan's Book Brigade

By: Janet Skeslien Charles

4.02

Format: 318 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times and internationally bestselling author of the “captivating, richly drawn” (Woman… read more

Similar categories in Janet Skeslien Charles's Miss Morgan's Book Brigade book and Meryl Ain's The Takeaway Men

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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8. The Museum of Failures

By: Thrity Umrigar

4.13

Format: 358 pages, Hardcover

An immersive story about family secrets and the power of forgiveness from the bestselling author of… read more

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  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Because, ultimately everybody's story was written in scars."

-Thrity Umrigar, The Museum of Failures

"He had often thought of Bombay as the museum of failures, an exhibit hall filled with thwarted dreams and broken promises."

-Thrity Umrigar, The Museum of Failures

"Of course, there were unhappy people everywhere on earth, and if you catalogued all their griefs and disappointments, every place could be considered a museum of failures. One could argue that this w…"

-Thrity Umrigar, The Museum of Failures

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9. The Lost Book of Bonn

By: Brianna Labuskes

3.95

Format: 374 pages, Paperback

For fans of The Rose Code and The Librarian Spy comes another literary themed historical novel from… read more

Similar categories in Brianna Labuskes's The Lost Book of Bonn book and Meryl Ain's The Takeaway Men

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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10. Kantika

By: Elizabeth Graver

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A dazzling Sephardic multigenerational saga that moves from Istanbul to Barcelona, Havana, and New … read more

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  • jewish
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"Ken sos tu? I am Rebecca (Rivka, Rebekah) from my mother’s mother and the wife of Isaac in the Bible. The name means “to tie firmly"

-Elizabeth Graver, Kantika

"Where are you going, where have you been? Do you have children? How was the voyage? What is the news of the world? What can I do for you? Please, sit. Eat. She’ll give them the name of Villa Erna, th…"

-Elizabeth Graver, Kantika

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11. Only the Brave

By: Danielle Steel

4.25

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A powerful new novel from Danielle Steel, whose countless #1 New York Times bestselling novels have… read more

Similar categories in Danielle Steel's Only the Brave book and Meryl Ain's The Takeaway Men

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
  • audiobook
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12. We Must Not Think of Ourselves

By: Lauren Grodstein

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A heart-wrenching story of love and defiance set in the Warsaw Ghetto, based on the actual archives… read more

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  • jewish
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
  • audiobook
"We had never practiced Judaism before, and I thought myself too old to try believing something new, or to take advantage of an accident of birth to claim some brown patch of desert as my home."

-Lauren Grodstein, We Must Not Think of Ourselves

"Our task is to pay attention... To listen to the stories. We want all political backgrounds, all religious attitudes. The illiterate and the elite. Every ideology. Interview everyone. Learn about the…"

-Lauren Grodstein, We Must Not Think of Ourselves

"There should be another word for this feeling - a sort of sorrowful happiness, or a happiness that only deepens someone's sorrow. The closest I can come to it is the Portuguese word saudade, which ne…"

-Lauren Grodstein, We Must Not Think of Ourselves

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13. The Secret Keeper

By: Genevieve Graham

4.36

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

From USA TODAY and internationally bestselling author Genevieve Graham comes a gripping World War I… read more

Similar categories in Genevieve Graham's The Secret Keeper book and Meryl Ain's The Takeaway Men

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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14. The Whispers of War

By: Julia Kelly

3.87

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

In August of 1939, as Britain watches the headlines in fear of another devastating war with Germany… read more

Similar categories in Julia Kelly's The Whispers of War book and Meryl Ain's The Takeaway Men

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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15. What We Kept to Ourselves

By: Nancy Jooyoun Kim

3.45

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of the Reese’s Book Club pick The Last Story of Mina Lee retu… read more

Similar categories in Nancy Jooyoun Kim's What We Kept to Ourselves book and Meryl Ain's The Takeaway Men

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. The Turtle House

By: Amanda Churchill

4.07

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Minnie and her granddaughter Lia are unforgettable protagonists, whose grit and grace will inspire … read more

Similar categories in Amanda Churchill's The Turtle House book and Meryl Ain's The Takeaway Men

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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17. Once We Were Home

By: Jennifer Rosner

3.93

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From Jennifer Rosner, National Jewish Book Award Finalist and author of The Yellow Bird Sings , com… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Rosner's Once We Were Home book and Meryl Ain's The Takeaway Men

  • adult fiction
  • jewish
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
  • audiobook
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18. The Curse of Pietro Houdini

By: Derek B. Miller

4.15

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the Dagger Award–winning author of Norwegian by Night comes a vivid, thrilling, and moving Wor… read more

Similar categories in Derek B. Miller's The Curse of Pietro Houdini book and Meryl Ain's The Takeaway Men

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"Fear is the enemy of art because it hinders us from creation. Anyone who uses fear to stop an artist from creating is an enemy of life."

-Derek B. Miller, The Curse of Pietro Houdini

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19. An Unorthodox Match

By: Naomi Ragen

3.96

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

California girl Lola has her life all set up: business degree, handsome fiancé, fast track career, … read more

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  • adult fiction
  • new york
  • jewish
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"If you want to change who you are, change what you want."

-Naomi Ragen, An Unorthodox Match

"Forging peace between people always outweighed the truth."

-Naomi Ragen, An Unorthodox Match

"He felt the joy spread down his body like a slow anointing with holy oil, warm and soothing, from head to toe."

-Naomi Ragen, An Unorthodox Match

"So many hypocrites, people busy preaching acceptance and tolerance but hating and rejecting everyone who isn't exactly like them."

-Naomi Ragen, An Unorthodox Match

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20. The Goddess of Warsaw

By: Lisa Barr

4.45

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From the New York Times bestselling author of Woman on Fire, the harrowing and ultimately triumphan… read more

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  • jewish
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
  • audiobook
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21. The Codebreaker's Secret

By: Sara Ackerman

4.12

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A brilliant female codebreaker. An “unbreakable” Japanese naval code. A pilot on a top-secret missi… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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22. The Woman Before Wallis

By: Bryn Turnbull

3.89

Format: 430 pages, Paperback

For fans of The Paris Wife and The Crown, this stunning novel tells the true story of the American … read more

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  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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23. The Marriage Box

By: Corie Adjmi

3.66

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Casey Cohen, a Middle Eastern Jew, is a sixteen-year-old in New Orleans in the 1970s when she start… read more

Similar categories in Corie Adjmi's The Marriage Box book and Meryl Ain's The Takeaway Men

  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • fiction
  • jewish
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24. The Cape Doctor

By: E.J. Levy

3.97

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Beginning in Cork, Ireland, the novel recounts Jonathan Mirandus Perry’s journey from daughter to s… read more

Similar categories in E.J. Levy's The Cape Doctor book and Meryl Ain's The Takeaway Men

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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25. The Swiss Nurse

By: Mario Escobar

3.66

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Based on the true story of an astonishingly brave woman who saved hundreds of mothers and their chi… read more

Similar categories in Mario Escobar's The Swiss Nurse book and Meryl Ain's The Takeaway Men

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Quintland Sisters by Shelley  Wood

26. The Quintland Sisters

By: Shelley Wood

3.64

Format: 464 pages, ebook

In Shelley Wood’s fiction debut, readers are taken inside the devastating true story of the Dionne … read more

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  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Takeaway Men by Meryl Ain

27. The Takeaway Men

By: Meryl Ain

3.83

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

With the cloud of the Holocaust still looming over them, twin sisters Bronka and Johanna Lubinski a… read more

Similar categories in Meryl Ain's The Takeaway Men book and Meryl Ain's The Takeaway Men

  • adult fiction
  • new york
  • jewish
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
  • audiobook
Cover of The Lighthouse Sisters (Tybee Island Book 6) by Sage Parker

28. The Lighthouse Sisters (Tybee Island Book 6)

By: Sage Parker

4.59

Format: 100 pages, Kindle Edition

"So the last 23 years meant nothing to you?" From Amazon #1 Best-Selling Author...When Raelynn Mos… read more

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Cover of Jenny James Is Not a Disaster by Debbie  Johnson

29. Jenny James Is Not a Disaster

By: Debbie Johnson

3.93

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Sometimes it takes life falling apart . . . to piece yourself back together. Single mum Jenny is o… read more

Similar categories in Debbie Johnson's Jenny James Is Not a Disaster book and Meryl Ain's The Takeaway Men

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Beyond the Ghetto Gates by Michelle Cameron

30. Beyond the Ghetto Gates

By: Michelle Cameron

4.03

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

When French troops occupy the Italian port city of Ancona, freeing the city’s Jews from their repre… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Cameron's Beyond the Ghetto Gates book and Meryl Ain's The Takeaway Men

  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • fiction
  • jewish
Cover of Seven Days of SHIVA: Forty-six years of puppy love by Mr Marc Gellman

31. Seven Days of SHIVA: Forty-six years of puppy love

By: Mr Marc Gellman

4.53

Format: 570 pages, Kindle Edition

An unforgettable memoir about a romance that will make you smile, laugh, and cry - not always in th… read more

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Anthony Berris , Sarit Yishai-Levi

3.94

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Anna Quindlen

4.19

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Kristin Harmel

4.25

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Jennifer Chiaverini

4.11

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