20 Best historical books like Orphans of War: A gripping story of love, hope, and friendship that lasts a lifetime. by Leah Fleming

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Orphans of War: A gripping story of love, hope, and friendship that lasts a lifetime.

By: Leah Fleming

4.01

Format: 627 pages, Kindle Edition

The noise of bombs in the distance kept her awake… Nothing would ever be the same again. LONDON, 1…

If you liked the historical plot in Orphans of War: A gripping story of love, hope, and friendship that lasts a lifetime. by Leah Fleming , here is a list of 20 books like this:

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1. The Girl Under the Olive Tree

By: Leah Fleming , Fleming Leah

4.12

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

May 1941 and the island of Crete is invaded by paratroopers from the air. 60 years later, Lois West… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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2. The Diplomat's Wife (The Kommandant's Girl, #2)

By: Pam Jenoff

4.15

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

How have I been lucky enough to come here, to be alive, when so many others are not? I should have … read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

3. Barbara's War -The Resolution

By: Fenella J. Miller

4.27

Format: 197 pages,

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4. The Good Father

By: Diane Chamberlain

4.32

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Four years ago, nineteen-year-old Travis Brown made a choice: to raise his newborn daughter on his … read more

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5. The Ambassador's Daughter (The Kommandant's Girl, #0.5)

By: Pam Jenoff

4.06

Format: 340 pages, Paperback

Paris, 1919. The world's leaders have gathered to rebuild from the ashes of the Great War. But for … read more

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6. The Tears of Dark Water

By: Corban Addison

4.06

Format: 255 pages, Hardcover

Daniel and Vanessa Parker are an American success story. He is a Washington, DC, power broker, and … read more

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7. Summer Hours at the Robbers Library

By: Sue Halpern

3.61

Format: 384 pages, ebook

From journalist and author Sue Halpern comes a wry, observant look at contemporary life and its ref… read more

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  • fiction
"Trauma is not just one thing."

-Sue Halpern, Summer Hours at the Robbers Library

"What you're thinking of as the end of the story now, is only the end of the chapter."

-Sue Halpern, Summer Hours at the Robbers Library

"It is not to diffuse you that you were born of you your mother and father, it is to identify you...Walt Whitman"

-Sue Halpern, Summer Hours at the Robbers Library

"I loved libraries, because that is where I found all of them, and that was where I could hand them off to others."

-Sue Halpern, Summer Hours at the Robbers Library

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8. The Light Over London

By: Julia Kelly

3.85

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Reminiscent of Martha Hall Kelly's Lilac Girls and Kristin Hannah's The Nightingale , this sweeping… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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9. The Wish Book Christmas

By: Lynn Austin

4.19

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A holiday story that reminds us that sometimes the most meaningful gifts are the ones we least expe… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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10. The War Pianist

By: Mandy Robotham

4.10

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Pianist: NOUN. Informal. A person who operates or controls a radio transmitter – often in code. … read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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11. 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

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  • romance
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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12. The Gunner Girls: Evie's Story (The Ack-Ack Gunner Girls #1)

By: Sylvia Broady

4.52

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

An absolutely heartbreaking and uplifting wartime story of love, loss and friendship. 1942. D… read more

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  • historical
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13. Coronation Year

By: Jennifer Robson

3.94

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

The USA Today bestselling author of The Gown returns with another enthralling and royal-adjacent hi… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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14. Orphans of War

By: Sylvia Broady

4.44

Format: 361 pages, Kindle Edition

Kingston Upon Hull, 1941. German bombs are raining down on the city. Racing to the nearest air-r… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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15. 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
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. Sisters of the Resistance

By: Christine Wells

3.92

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Set in the thick of the Paris Resistance movement during WWII, this exciting novel tells of the dee… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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17. Complications

By: Danielle Steel

4.01

Format: 235 pages, Kindle Edition

Scandal and tragedy erupt against the backdrop of an exclusive Paris hotel in Danielle Steel’s rive… read more

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  • romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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18. In Love’s Time

By: Kate Breslin

4.29

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

In the summer of 1918, Captain Marcus Weatherford arrives in Russia on a secret mission, with a bea… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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19. When Twilight Breaks

By: Sarah Sundin

4.31

Format: 365 pages, Paperback

Evelyn Brand is an American foreign correspondent determined to prove her worth in a male-dominated… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"when storms come, the reed bends but the stick breaks"

-Sarah Sundin, When Twilight Breaks

"Leaning did not maker her weaker. It made her stronger."

-Sarah Sundin, When Twilight Breaks

"When the storm comes, the reed bends but the stick breaks."

-Sarah Sundin, When Twilight Breaks

"But you, Peter Lang - your influence might be narrow, but it'll be deep."

-Sarah Sundin, When Twilight Breaks

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20. The Love Child

By: Rachel Hore

4.17

Format: 444 pages, Kindle Edition

The UNMISSABLE novel from the million-copy Sunday Times bestseller. Secrets from the past, unravell… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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21. The Hidden Storyteller

By: Mandy Robotham

4.12

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

International bestselling author Mandy Robotham returns with a brand new tale set in war-torn Germa… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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22. Dangerous Women

By: Hope Adams

3.62

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Nearly two hundred condemned women on board a sailing ship bound for Australia. One of them is a mu… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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23. Daughters of the Resistance

By: Lana Kortchik

3.93

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A heart-wrenching novel of love, resilience and courage in World War II, from the author of Sisters… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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24. For the Children

By: David Laws

4.38

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

A young British war widow embarks on a dangerous journey that will change her life, and those of co… read more

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  • historical fiction
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25. A Letter From Pearl Harbor

By: Anna Stuart

4.40

Format: 387 pages, Kindle Edition

Ninety-eight-year-old Ginny McAllister’s last wish is for her granddaughter to complete a treasure … read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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26. The Home Front Girls (The Home Front Girls #1)

By: Susanna Bavin

4.45

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

The war is raging in Europe. These girls will do everything they can on the home front – but is a h… read more

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  • historical fiction
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27. Courage for the Clarks Factory Girls

By: May Ellis

4.59

Format: 346 pages, Kindle Edition

1915: As war continues to rage across the Channel, the families of the Somerset village of Street c… read more

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28. Orphans of War: A gripping story of love, hope, and friendship that lasts a lifetime.

By: Leah Fleming

4.01

Format: 627 pages, Kindle Edition

The noise of bombs in the distance kept her awake… Nothing would ever be the same again. LONDON, 1… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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29. The Bletchley Park Girls (Lily Baker #5)

By: Patricia McBride

4.51

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

She toils behind the scenes to keep those on the frontlines safe. But she might be the one in dange… read more

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30. Christmas Wishes for the Bletchley Park Girls (Lily Baker #6)

By: Patricia McBride

4.60

Format: 218 pages, Kindle Edition

The four courageous Bletchley Park girls continue to help England win World War Two at the top secr… read more

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31. The Melody of the Soul (Music of Hope #1)

By: Liz Tolsma

4.35

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

By 1943, Anna Zadok, a Jewish Christian living in Prague, has lost everything, including her career… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

21 must-read fiction books like Orphans of War: A gripping story of love, hope, and friendship that lasts a lifetime. by Leah Fleming

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The Girl Under the Olive Tree

Leah Fleming , Fleming Leah

4.12

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The Diplomat's Wife (The Kommandant's Girl, #2)

Pam Jenoff

4.15

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Summer Hours at the Robbers Library

Sue Halpern

3.61

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The Light Over London

Julia Kelly

3.85

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17 Best historical fiction books like For the Children by David Laws

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Courage for the Home Front Girls (The Home Front Girls #2)

Susanna Bavin

4.56

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The Girl with a Secret (The Emerald Sisters #2)

Kate Hewitt

4.27

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The Nurse Behind the Gates

Shari J. Ryan

4.40

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Lizzie Page

4.18

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