7 must-read historical books like The Stray Cats of Homs by Eva Nour

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The Stray Cats of Homs

By: Eva Nour

4.22

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

‘A cat has seven souls in Arabic. In English cats have nine lives. You probably have both nine live…

"How deep and at the same time fleeting friendships could be. You never knew who would cross your path and change your life."

-Eva Nour, The Stray Cats of Homs

"There was no room in their lives for the suggestive or ambiguous any more. That was one of the biggest casualties of the war: the grey area. There was warmth and cold, being full and being hungry, friends and enemies – but in between, nothing of any real importance. And then there was life and death."

-Eva Nour, The Stray Cats of Homs

If you liked the historical plot in The Stray Cats of Homs by Eva Nour , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of Blackwater by Joan Tate, Kerstin Ekman

1. Blackwater

By: Joan Tate , Kerstin Ekman

3.29

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

On Midsummer's Eve, 1974, Annie Raft arrives with her daughter Mia in the remote Swedish village of… read more

Similar categories in Joan Tate's Blackwater book and Eva Nour's The Stray Cats of Homs

  • fiction

2. Ett jävla solsken: En biografi om Ester Blenda Nordström

By: None

3.59

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

Den norm- och banbrytande journalisten som wallraffade langt innan begreppet var uppfunnet Hon var … read more

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3. Historien om Fru Berg

By: Ingvild H. Rishøi

4.33

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Gripende novellesamling fra Ingvild H. Rishoi Historien om Fru Berg inneholder fem nye noveller av … read more

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4. Io non mi chiamo Miriam

By: Björn Larsson , Laura Cangemi , Majgull Axelsson

4.11

Format: 14 pages,

<>, dice di colpo un'elegante signora svedese il giorno del suo ottantacinquesimo compleanno, di fr… read more

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Cover of Tranorna flyger söderut by Lisa Ridzén

5. Tranorna flyger söderut

By: Lisa Ridzén

4.26

Format: 362 pages, Hardcover

En varm debutroman i samma anda som Löpa varg. Om en åldrad mans kamp för att behålla makten över s… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Ridzén's Tranorna flyger söderut book and Eva Nour's The Stray Cats of Homs

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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6. The Book of Fire

By: Christy Lefteri

3.83

Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition

In present-day Greece, deep in an ancient forest, lives a family: Irini, a musician, who teaches ch… read more

Similar categories in Christy Lefteri's The Book of Fire book and Eva Nour's The Stray Cats of Homs

  • contemporary
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Jävla karlar by Andrev Walden

7. Jävla karlar

By: Andrev Walden

4.07

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

"En gång hade jag sju pappor på sju år. Det här är berättelsen om de åren. Om något låter påhittat … read more

Similar categories in Andrev Walden's Jävla karlar book and Eva Nour's The Stray Cats of Homs

  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Min pappa är indian och nu ska jag berätta det för blomma."

-Andrev Walden, Jävla karlar

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8. Systrarna

By: Jonas Hassen Khemiri

4.19

Format: 722 pages, Hardcover

"Första gången jag hörde talas om Mikkolasystrarna var jag fem eller sex år gammal, jag satt på var… read more

Similar categories in Jonas Hassen Khemiri's Systrarna book and Eva Nour's The Stray Cats of Homs

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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9. Songbirds

By: Christy Lefteri

4.03

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the prize-winning author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo, a stunning novel about the disappearance … read more

Similar categories in Christy Lefteri's Songbirds book and Eva Nour's The Stray Cats of Homs

  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • adult
"Now that I could hear this woman’s song—a melody that told a story I couldn’t understand—I hoped with all of my heart that it wasn’t too late."

-Christy Lefteri, Songbirds

"As if she couldn’t quite allow herself to enjoy the pleasures of one world without being pulled into the other. Her home was always waiting for her."

-Christy Lefteri, Songbirds

"You see, when you clump people together and don’t understand their personal stories, you can make up any bullshit and convince yourself it’s the truth."

-Christy Lefteri, Songbirds

"Yes, I love thinking about beginnings. I don’t like endings, though I suppose I’m like most people in that. An ending can be staring you right in the face without you knowing it."

-Christy Lefteri, Songbirds

Cover of I Will Greet the Sun Again by Khashayar J. Khabushani

10. I Will Greet the Sun Again

By: Khashayar J. Khabushani

3.91

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A searing, heartbreaking debut about the powerful bonds that make and break an Iranian-American fam… read more

Similar categories in Khashayar J. Khabushani's I Will Greet the Sun Again book and Eva Nour's The Stray Cats of Homs

  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of De fenomenala fruntimren på Grand Hôtel by Ruth Kvarnström-Jones

11. De fenomenala fruntimren på Grand Hôtel

By: Ruth Kvarnström-Jones

4.16

Format: 495 pages, Hardcover

I början av 1900-talet är Stockholm en stad i förändring. Medan rika drömmer om större bostäder med… read more

Similar categories in Ruth Kvarnström-Jones's De fenomenala fruntimren på Grand Hôtel book and Eva Nour's The Stray Cats of Homs

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Döda kvinnor förlåter inte (Sekelskiftesmorden, #1) by Katarina Wennstam

12. Döda kvinnor förlåter inte (Sekelskiftesmorden, #1)

By: Katarina Wennstam

4.05

Format: 443 pages, Hardcover

Första delen av Sekelskiftesmorden Fyra kvinnor ur olika samhällsklasser bor alla i samma fastig… read more

Similar categories in Katarina Wennstam's Döda kvinnor förlåter inte (Sekelskiftesmorden, #1) book and Eva Nour's The Stray Cats of Homs

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Child on Platform One by Gill   Thompson

13. The Child on Platform One

By: Gill Thompson

4.35

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

Inspired by the real-life escape of thousands of Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Europe on the K… read more

Similar categories in Gill Thompson's The Child on Platform One book and Eva Nour's The Stray Cats of Homs

  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
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14. Folk som sår i snö

By: Tina Harnesk

3.86

Format: 315 pages, Hardcover

Ingen ska komma och berätta för Máriddja när hon ska dö och ingen kan dra ur 85-åringen sanningen o… read more

Similar categories in Tina Harnesk's Folk som sår i snö book and Eva Nour's The Stray Cats of Homs

  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Det första chiffret by Denise Rudberg

15. Det första chiffret

By: Denise Rudberg

3.56

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

Tre unga kvinnors liv förändras för alltid i andra världskrigets Stockholm. Året är 1940. Samtidi… read more

Similar categories in Denise Rudberg's Det första chiffret book and Eva Nour's The Stray Cats of Homs

  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. Samlade verk

By: Lydia Sandgren

4.08

Format: 689 pages, Hardcover

I Göteborg förbereds en stor retrospektiv över konstnären Gustav Beckers verk från 1980-talet och f… read more

Similar categories in Lydia Sandgren's Samlade verk book and Eva Nour's The Stray Cats of Homs

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"You’re right,"

-Lydia Sandgren, Samlade verk

"People engage in a lot of self-deception,"

-Lydia Sandgren, Samlade verk

"Over the years, I’ve thought a lot about what a person has a right to tell other people. As a therapist, it’s simple: everything you’re told is confidential. Outside the clinic, however, there are un…"

-Lydia Sandgren, Samlade verk

Cover of Inställd resa till Sabarmati by Majgull Axelsson

17. Inställd resa till Sabarmati

By: Majgull Axelsson

3.53

Format: 383 pages, Hardcover

En mor som inte är en mor. En dotter som inte är en dotter. Ändå har Lykke och Fatima bara varan… read more

Similar categories in Majgull Axelsson's Inställd resa till Sabarmati book and Eva Nour's The Stray Cats of Homs

  • fiction
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18. The Phoenix Ballroom

By: Ruth Hogan

4.23

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the wildly popular bestselling author of The Keeper of Lost Things: a heartfelt and inspiring … read more

Similar categories in Ruth Hogan's The Phoenix Ballroom book and Eva Nour's The Stray Cats of Homs

  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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19. Kololo Hill

By: Neema Shah

3.91

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Uganda 1972 A devastating decree is issued: all Ugandan Asians must leave the country in ninety … read more

Similar categories in Neema Shah's Kololo Hill book and Eva Nour's The Stray Cats of Homs

  • historical
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Stray Cats of Homs by Eva Nour

20. The Stray Cats of Homs

By: Eva Nour

4.22

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

‘A cat has seven souls in Arabic. In English cats have nine lives. You probably have both nine live… read more

Similar categories in Eva Nour's The Stray Cats of Homs book and Eva Nour's The Stray Cats of Homs

  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
"How deep and at the same time fleeting friendships could be. You never knew who would cross your path and change your life."

-Eva Nour, The Stray Cats of Homs

"There was no room in their lives for the suggestive or ambiguous any more. That was one of the biggest casualties of the war: the grey area. There was warmth and cold, being full and being hungry, fr…"

-Eva Nour, The Stray Cats of Homs

Cover of Kärlekens idioter by Emma Hamberg

21. Kärlekens idioter

By: Emma Hamberg

3.63

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Bland böcker, mat och bävrar börjar hjärtan vakna. Simona är i full kontroll! Hon skriver listor… read more

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Joan Tate , Kerstin Ekman

3.29

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Tranorna flyger söderut

Lisa Ridzén

4.26

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Christy Lefteri

3.83

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Andrev Walden

4.07

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Deborah Rodriguez

3.67

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Shelley Read

4.28

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4.08

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Sarah Winman

4.17

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