16 must-read historical fiction books like Songs for the Brokenhearted by Ayelet Tsabari

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Songs for the Brokenhearted

By: Ayelet Tsabari

4.27

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

1950. Thousands of Yemeni Jews have immigrated to the newly founded Israel in search of a better li…

If you liked the historical fiction plot in Songs for the Brokenhearted by Ayelet Tsabari , here is a list of 16 books like this:

Cover of By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult

1. 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

Similar categories in Jodi Picoult's By Any Other Name book and Ayelet Tsabari's Songs for the Brokenhearted

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
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2. The Hebrew Teacher

By: Maya Arad

4.04

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Three Israeli women, their lives altered by immigration to the United States, seek to overcome cris… read more

Similar categories in Maya Arad's The Hebrew Teacher book and Ayelet Tsabari's Songs for the Brokenhearted

  • historical fiction
  • fiction
  • israel
  • jewish
"״ילד לא צריך בכלל מסיבה גדולה עד גיל ארבע,״ פוסקת רוית. ״מה, בארץ עושים רק עם הסבתות, הדודים...״ ״אבל זו הבעיה, אין פה סבתות,״ היא מחווה את דעתה. ״איי,״ מלכה מסכימה, ״זאת בדיוק הבעיה. אין פה סבתות.״"

-Maya Arad, The Hebrew Teacher

"יועד לוגם מהכוס ומעווה את פניו. ״חרא קפה.״ ״בפעם הבאה תלך לקפה מול הספרייה,״ היא מציעה לו טיפ של מקומיים. רק לפני שנה פתחו אותו, וכל הקמפוס מדבר עליו: כמו בניו יורק, כמו בסן פרנסיסקו, בסיאטל: קלייה ע…"

-Maya Arad, The Hebrew Teacher

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3. Tell Me Everything (Amgash, #5)

By: Elizabeth Strout

4.46

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From Pulitzer Prize–winning author Elizabeth Strout comes a hopeful, healing novel about new friend… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Strout's Tell Me Everything (Amgash, #5) book and Ayelet Tsabari's Songs for the Brokenhearted

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
"...Bob caught a glimpse of himself in the store window that was right there. He was startled. Who was that tall older man? Was that him? A sense of bewilderment came to him. He turned away, then turn…"

-Elizabeth Strout, Tell Me Everything (Amgash, #5)

Cover of There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak

4. There Are Rivers in the Sky

By: Elif Shafak

4.58

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

From the Booker Prize finalist author of The Island of Missing Trees, an enchanting new tale about … read more

Similar categories in Elif Shafak's There Are Rivers in the Sky book and Ayelet Tsabari's Songs for the Brokenhearted

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Books, like paper lanterns, provide us with a light amidst the fog."

-Elif Shafak, There Are Rivers in the Sky

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5. The Volcano Daughters

By: Gina María Balibrera

3.66

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A saucy, searingly original debut about two sisters raised in the shadow of El Salvador’s brutal di… read more

Similar categories in Gina María Balibrera's The Volcano Daughters book and Ayelet Tsabari's Songs for the Brokenhearted

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
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6. A Great Marriage

By: Frances Mayes

3.87

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

When a perfect wedding is called off just days before the big event, it sends two people—and their … read more

Similar categories in Frances Mayes's A Great Marriage book and Ayelet Tsabari's Songs for the Brokenhearted

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
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7. Like Mother, Like Mother

By: Susan Rieger

4.04

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An enthralling novel about three generations of strong-willed women, unknowingly shaped by the secr… read more

Similar categories in Susan Rieger's Like Mother, Like Mother book and Ayelet Tsabari's Songs for the Brokenhearted

  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
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8. Peggy

By: Rebecca Godfrey

3.67

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A dazzling novel about Peggy Guggenheim—a story of art, family, love, and becoming oneself—by the a… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Godfrey's Peggy book and Ayelet Tsabari's Songs for the Brokenhearted

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • jewish
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Songs for the Brokenhearted by Ayelet Tsabari

9. Songs for the Brokenhearted

By: Ayelet Tsabari

4.27

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

1950. Thousands of Yemeni Jews have immigrated to the newly founded Israel in search of a better li… read more

Similar categories in Ayelet Tsabari's Songs for the Brokenhearted book and Ayelet Tsabari's Songs for the Brokenhearted

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • canada
  • israel
  • jewish
  • historical
  • judaism
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
Cover of The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman

10. The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern

By: Lynda Cohen Loigman

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

It's never too late for new beginnings. On the cusp of turning eighty, newly retired pharmacist … read more

Similar categories in Lynda Cohen Loigman's The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern book and Ayelet Tsabari's Songs for the Brokenhearted

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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11. The World After Alice

By: Lauren Aliza Green

3.45

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

For readers of Seating Arrangements and The Most Fun We Ever Had, a gorgeous and gripping story of … read more

Similar categories in Lauren Aliza Green's The World After Alice book and Ayelet Tsabari's Songs for the Brokenhearted

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
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12. Isola

By: Allegra Goodman

4.43

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

An unforgettable epic saga of a French noblewoman deserted on an island where her survival will dep… read more

Similar categories in Allegra Goodman's Isola book and Ayelet Tsabari's Songs for the Brokenhearted

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
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13. And So I Roar

By: Abi Daré

4.18

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A stunning, heartwrenching new novel from Abi Daré, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl w… read more

Similar categories in Abi Daré's And So I Roar book and Ayelet Tsabari's Songs for the Brokenhearted

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
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14. Good Dirt

By: Charmaine Wilkerson

4.21

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The daughter of an affluent Black family pieces together the connection between a childhood tragedy… read more

Similar categories in Charmaine Wilkerson's Good Dirt book and Ayelet Tsabari's Songs for the Brokenhearted

  • historical
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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15. real ones

By: Katherena Vermette

4.10

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of the nationally bestselling Strangers saga comes a heartrending story of two Mich… read more

Similar categories in Katherena Vermette's real ones book and Ayelet Tsabari's Songs for the Brokenhearted

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • canada
Cover of Betrayal at Blackthorn Park (Evelyne Redfern, #2) by Julia  Kelly

16. Betrayal at Blackthorn Park (Evelyne Redfern, #2)

By: Julia Kelly

4.18

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

With mystery, intrigue, and the hints of romance international bestselling author Julia Kelly is kn… read more

Similar categories in Julia Kelly's Betrayal at Blackthorn Park (Evelyne Redfern, #2) book and Ayelet Tsabari's Songs for the Brokenhearted

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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17. Sky Full of Elephants

By: Cebo Campbell

4.01

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this exquisite speculative novel set in a world where white people no longer exist, college prof… read more

Similar categories in Cebo Campbell's Sky Full of Elephants book and Ayelet Tsabari's Songs for the Brokenhearted

  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
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18. A Place to Hide

By: Ronald H. Balson

4.25

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the winner of the National Jewish Book Award Theodore “Teddy” Hartigan is the scion of a we… read more

Similar categories in Ronald H. Balson's A Place to Hide book and Ayelet Tsabari's Songs for the Brokenhearted

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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19. The Whisper Sister

By: Jennifer S. Brown

4.57

Format: 419 pages, Kindle Edition

The author of Modern Girls delivers an atmospheric coming-of-age story set in Prohibition-era New Y… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer S. Brown's The Whisper Sister book and Ayelet Tsabari's Songs for the Brokenhearted

  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • fiction
  • jewish
Cover of The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich

20. The Mighty Red

By: Louise Erdrich

4.01

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In this stunning novel, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award–winning author Louise Erdrich tells … read more

Similar categories in Louise Erdrich's The Mighty Red book and Ayelet Tsabari's Songs for the Brokenhearted

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
Cover of A Reason to See You Again by Jami Attenberg

21. A Reason to See You Again

By: Jami Attenberg

3.54

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Jami Attenberg comes a dazzling novel of family, following a… read more

Similar categories in Jami Attenberg's A Reason to See You Again book and Ayelet Tsabari's Songs for the Brokenhearted

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult

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Jessica Shattuck

3.64

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Liane Moriarty

4.15

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Catherine Newman

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