Shadows We Carry
By: Meryl Ain
4.11
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
In this eagerly anticipated sequel to Meryl Ain’s award-winning post-Holocaust novel The Takeaway M…
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1. The Postcard
By: Anne Berest
4.37
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Winner of the Choix Goncourt Prize, Anne Berest’s The Postcard is a vivid portrait of twentieth-cen… read more
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- historical
- historical fiction
- fiction
- jewish
"It would be wrong to call them memories; they are moments of life, that man hat es erlebt - one has lived. They are inside me, part of me, branded into my skin, you might say - but they're not memori…"-Anne Berest, The Postcard
"After the war, women in orthodox Jewish families had made it their mission to have as many children as possible to replenish the population -- and it seemed to me that the same was true for books. Th…"-Anne Berest, The Postcard
2. 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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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
"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
3. Only the Beautiful
By: Susan Meissner
4.47
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A heartrending story about a young mother’s fight to keep her daughter, and the winds of fortune th… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
4. The Little Liar
By: Mitch Albom
4.59
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Beloved bestselling author Mitch Albom returns with a powerful novel that moves from a coastal Gree… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
"Dead men tell no lies, but their truths must be unearthed."-Mitch Albom, The Little Liar
"But the lies you tell by daylight leave you lonesome in the dark."-Mitch Albom, The Little Liar
"The sad thing is, by the time you share what a loved one wants to hear, they no longer want to hear it."-Mitch Albom, The Little Liar
"...a lie told once is easy to expose, but a lie told a thousand times can look like the truth. And destroy the world."-Mitch Albom, The Little Liar
5. 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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- 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
6. Hotel Laguna
By: Nicola Harrison
3.80
Format: 278 pages, Hardcover
In 1942, Hazel Francis left Wichita, Kansas for California, determined to do her part for the war e… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
7. Kissing Kosher
By: Jean Meltzer
3.84
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
Step 1: Get the secret recipe. Step 2: Don’t fall in love… Avital Cohen isn’t wearing underpants… read more
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- fiction
- jewish
8. By Any Other Name
By: Jodi Picoult
4.19
Format: 528 pages, Kindle Edition
From the New York Times bestselling co-author of Mad Honey comes an “inspiring” (Elle) novel about … read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
9. The Boy with the Star Tattoo
By: Talia Carner
4.15
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
From acclaimed author of The Third Daughter comes an epic historical novel of ingenuity and courage… read more
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- historical
- historical fiction
- fiction
- jewish
10. Fifth Avenue Glamour Girl
By: Renée Rosen
4.03
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
It’s 1938, and a young woman selling face cream out of a New York City beauty parlor is determined … read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
11. 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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- historical
- historical fiction
- fiction
- jewish
"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
12. The Berlin Letters
By: Katherine Reay
4.21
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
Near the end of the Cold War, a CIA code breaker discovers a symbol she recognizes from her childho… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
13. The Lost Letters from Martha's Vineyard
By: Michael Callahan
4.05
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A tantalizing novel of two women bound by blood but divided by a long-buried secret, and the island… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
14. 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
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
15. 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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- historical
- historical fiction
- fiction
- jewish
"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
16. The Bird Hotel
By: Joyce Maynard
4.30
Format: 457 pages, Kindle Edition
Enter the magical world of La Llorona with New York Times bestselling author Joyce Maynard. After… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
"A person can start off fresh in this place,"-Joyce Maynard, The Bird Hotel
"I hadn’t shaken my bone-deep sadness, but in small ways, I was coming back to life. My body, that had gone numb, began to feel again. Sun on my skin, good food, something as simple as the smell of th…"-Joyce Maynard, The Bird Hotel
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
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- historical
- historical fiction
- fiction
- jewish
18. The Half of It
By: Juliette Fay
4.01
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
One perfect night. Forty years of buried hurt. One chance to make it right. Can the past ever be fi… read more
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- fiction
19. The Trouble with You
By: Ellen Feldman
3.89
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
In an exuberant post WWII New York City, a young woman is forced to reinvent her life and choose be… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
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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- historical
- historical fiction
- fiction
- jewish
21. 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
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- historical
- historical fiction
- fiction
- jewish
22. The Enemy Beside Me
By: Naomi Ragen
4.16
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Inspired by true events, Naomi Ragen's The Enemy Beside Me is a powerful, provocative novel about t… read more
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- historical
- historical fiction
- fiction
- jewish
23. Hotel Cuba
By: Aaron Hamburger
3.97
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Fleeing the chaos of World War I and the terror of the Soviet Revolution, practical, sensible Pearl… read more
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- historical fiction
- fiction
- jewish
24. Leaving Eastern Parkway a novel
By: Matthew Daub
4.30
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Brooklyn’s Hasidic community of Lubavitchers is turned upside down when family tragedy strikes and … read more
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- fiction
- jewish
25. How to Find Your Way in the Dark
By: Derek B. Miller
4.17
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award and a NYT Best Mystery of 2021: Twelve-year old Sheldon… read more
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- historical
- historical fiction
- fiction
- jewish
26. The Lion Women of Tehran
By: Marjan Kamali
4.50
Format: 327 pages, Hardcover
From the nationally bestselling author of the “powerful, heartbreaking” (Shelf Awareness) The Stati… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
"When I am surrounded by books, I feel most at peace."-Marjan Kamali, The Lion Women of Tehran
"I wanted what Homa had. I wanted her family. Her living father, her kind mother. I wanted her fat, edible baby sister. I wanted the warmth and safety of her home."-Marjan Kamali, The Lion Women of Tehran
27. Shadows We Carry
By: Meryl Ain
4.11
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
In this eagerly anticipated sequel to Meryl Ain’s award-winning post-Holocaust novel The Takeaway M… read more
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- historical fiction
- fiction
- jewish
28. 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
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- historical
- historical fiction
- fiction
- jewish
29. Magical Meet Cute
By: Jean Meltzer
3.71
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Is he the real deal…or did she truly summon a golem? Faye Kaplan used to be engaged. She also us… read more
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- jewish
30. Echoes of Us
By: Joy Jordan-Lake
4.79
Format: 458 pages, Kindle Edition
From the bestselling author of Under a Gilded Moon comes the soaring story of an unlikely friendshi… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
31. Who Loves You Best
By: Marilyn Simon Rothstein
4.22
Format: 265 pages, Kindle Edition
A woman drops everything to spend more time with her grandchild, only to discover new truths about … read more
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