9 Best historical books like To Look Upon the Sun by Shannon St Hilaire

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To Look Upon the Sun

By: Shannon St Hilaire

4.35

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

In the shadow of pre-WWII Germany, 17-year-old Ilse finds herself alone, pregnant, and penniless—be…

If you liked the historical plot in To Look Upon the Sun by Shannon St Hilaire , here is a list of 9 books like this:

1. Section 132

By: Helga Zeiner

3.88

Format: 96 pages,

Lillian grows up in an American fundamentalist Mormon sect which still practices polygamy. At thirt… read more

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2. The Thirteenth Child: A World War 2 historical novel based upon an enthralling and heart-wrenching true story

By: Mark deMeza

4.26

Format: 403 pages, Kindle Edition

Inspired by the true story of the author’s ancestors, this enthralling WWII novel tells of the Kisc… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • historical fiction
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3. The Lies We Told (Margot's Secret Book 4)

By: Roberta Kagan

4.52

Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition

In the haunting shadows of World War II, a chilling mystery unfolds in Frankfurt, where Aryan Germa… read more

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4. 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
  • 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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5. Good Town

By: Mary Louise Wells

4.60

Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition

In Nazi Germany, a pious man makes a decision to protect his family, but at what cost? Josef Hau… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • historical fiction
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6. The Berlin Family's Secret: A Historical WW2 Novel (Unforgettable World War 2 Stories Book 1)

By: Baruch Cohen

4.29

Format: 213 pages, Kindle Edition

They were loyal subjects of the Reich… until it came knocking on their door.Berlin, 1942. As bombs … read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • historical fiction
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7. A Promise: A Sweeping Story of Friendship in WWII

By: Amelia Martin

4.44

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

In the turbulent aftermath of World War I, Germany is a nation reeling from hardship and chaos. … read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical fiction
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8. Waltraud: A True Story of Growing Up in Nazi Germany

By: Tammy Borden

4.56

Format: 398 pages, Kindle Edition

A true story of love, loss, strength, and resistance through the eyes of an ordinary German girl tu… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical fiction
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9. 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
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10. A Song of Silence

By: Steve N. Lee

4.62

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

War thrust them together. Love will tear them apart. Inspired by a true story... When the Naz… read more

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  • historical fiction
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11. The Stars Are Our Witness

By: Siobhan Curham

4.54

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

Auschwitz, 1943. Adela stuffs small cloth pouches containing the stolen gunpowder into the folds of… read more

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  • historical fiction
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12. Wave After Wave: A Novel

By: Sarah Ansbacher

4.30

Format: 428 pages, Kindle Edition

A last chance to escape. A journey fraught with danger. Based on true events.Vienna, 1938. Newlywed… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Secret Jewish Sisters: A WW2 Historical Novel, Based on the True Story of a Holocaust Survivor (Unforgettable World War 2 Stories Book 4) by Tikva Rager

13. The Secret Jewish Sisters: A WW2 Historical Novel, Based on the True Story of a Holocaust Survivor (Unforgettable World War 2 Stories Book 4)

By: Tikva Rager

4.24

Format: 214 pages, Kindle Edition

Her sister held on to hope. She held on to their secret.Germany, 1939. As the Nazi Party rises to p… read more

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14. The Seamstress of Auschwitz

By: C. K. McAdam

4.53

Format: 247 pages, Kindle Edition

Germany. 1932. Sara Schönflies, a young Jewish woman from a line of gifted tailors and seamstresses… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • historical fiction
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15. A Song of Courage

By: Rachel Wesson

4.55

Format: 370 pages, Paperback

Based on the incredible true story of two unsung heroines who defied the odds to save countless liv… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical fiction
Cover of Rotterdam (Fernsby's War Book 4) by J.C. Jarvis

16. Rotterdam (Fernsby's War Book 4)

By: J.C. Jarvis

4.69

Format: 466 pages, Kindle Edition

Rotterdam, 1940: A city's last stand.In the heart of war-torn Rotterdam, the latest instalment of t… read more

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17. The Butcher on Colfax

By: J.T. Tierney

4.14

Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition

On an autumn day in 1890, eighteen-year-old Alice Butler and her sister Nora step out the massive d… read more

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  • historical fiction
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18. To Look Upon the Sun

By: Shannon St Hilaire

4.35

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

In the shadow of pre-WWII Germany, 17-year-old Ilse finds herself alone, pregnant, and penniless—be… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • historical fiction
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19. Stumbling Stones

By: Bonnie Suchman

4.43

Format: 285 pages, Paperback

Alice Heppenheimer, born into a prosperous German Jewish family around the turn of the twentieth ce… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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20. Saving Rebecca

By: Alex Amit

4.59

Format: 386 pages, Kindle Edition

A WW2 historical novel about a mother’s devotion In the shadow of the Nazi regime, one woman fig… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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21. 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

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  • historical fiction

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Mark deMeza

4.26

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Shari J. Ryan

4.40

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Mary Louise Wells

4.60

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4.29

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Catherine Hokin

4.37

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Kate Hewitt

4.27

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4.40

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