27 must-read historical books like Berlin Wild by Elly Welt

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Berlin Wild

By: Elly Welt

3.80

Format: 395 pages, Paperback

While his Jewish aunts and uncles and finally his mother are sent to their deaths, Josef Bernhardt,…

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1. Montana 1948

By: Larry Watson

3.88

Format: 182 pages, Paperback

The events of that small-town summer forever alter David Hayden's view of his family: his self-effa… read more

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  • historical
  • novels
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Out of town I could simply be , I could feel my self , firm and calm and unmalleable as I could not when I was in school or in any of the usual human communities that seemed to weaken or scatter me. …"

-Larry Watson, Montana 1948

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2. War Girl Ursula (War Girls Book 1)

By: Marion Kummerow

3.75

Format: 316 pages,

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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3. Miss Fellingham's Rebellion

By: Lynn Messina

3.44

Format: 213 pages,

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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4. The Unseen World

By: None

3.92

Format: 290 pages,

Ada Sibelius is raised by David, her brilliant, eccentric, socially inept single father, who direct… read more

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  • fiction
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5. Once We Were Brothers

By: Ronald H. Balson

4.50

Format: 87 pages, Paperback

The gripping tale about two boys, once as close as brothers, who find themselves on opposite sides … read more

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  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
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6. Give It Back

By: Danielle Esplin

4.08

Format: None pages, Paperback

This novel follows three characters: Lorraine, Lexy, and Ella. Lorraine: Not long ago, Lorraine los… read more

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  • fiction
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7. The Winter Soldier

By: Daniel Mason

3.99

Format: 323 pages, Hardcover

Vienna, 1914. Lucius is a twenty-two-year-old medical student when World War I explodes across Euro… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. The Orphan Collector

By: Ellen Marie Wiseman

4.24

Format: 390 pages, Paperback

In the fall of 1918, thirteen-year-old German immigrant Pia Lange longs to be far from Philadelphia… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"May God forgive you for what you’ve done."

-Ellen Marie Wiseman, The Orphan Collector

"Obey the laws and wear the gauze, protect your jaws from septic paws."

-Ellen Marie Wiseman, The Orphan Collector

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9. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

By: Erik Larson

4.24

Format: 565 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more

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  • historical
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

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10. My Name Is Vittoria

By: Dafna Vitale Ben Bassat

4.09

Format: 179 pages, Kindle Edition

The fate of her entire family lies on her shoulders. Vittoria is a noble Jewish woman living in Nor… read more

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  • jewish
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
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11. The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris

By: Daisy Wood

4.34

Format: 367 pages, Paperback

From an exciting new voice in WWII historical fiction—and the author of The Clockmaker’s Wife—comes… read more

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  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • novels
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12. 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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13. The Butterfly Collector

By: Tea Cooper

3.82

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A botanical illustration of a butterfly, a missing baby, and a twisty mystery fifty years in the ma… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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14. Churchill's Secret Messenger

By: Alan Hlad

4.38

Format: 406 pages, Paperback

A riveting story of World War II and the courage of one young woman as she is drafted into Churchil… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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15. Three Ordinary Girls: The Remarkable Story of Three Dutch Teenagers Who Became Spies, Saboteurs, Nazi Assassins–and WWII Heroes

By: Tim Brady

4.01

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

The astonishing WWII true story of a trio of fearless female resisters whose youth and innocence be… read more

Similar categories in Tim Brady's Three Ordinary Girls: The Remarkable Story of Three Dutch Teenagers Who Became Spies, Saboteurs, Nazi Assassins–and WWII Heroes book and Elly Welt's Berlin Wild

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • holocaust
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16. Confessions of an Accidental Lawyer

By: Michael Stockham

4.17

Format: 348 pages, Kindle Edition

Battling against a Texas prison, a young lawyer fights for a fair trial in a prison-friendly town a… read more

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  • fiction
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17. The Orphans of Berlin

By: Jina Bacarr

4.38

Format: 391 pages, Kindle Edition

A heartbreaking World War 2 novel that tells the story of two women’s fight for love, family and ho… read more

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  • historical
  • germany
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
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18. Last Summer Boys

By: Bill Rivers

4.41

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

In this rapturous coming-of-age debut, a naive-yet-determined Appalachian boy will go to any length… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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19. A Light in the Window (Margarete's Journey, #1)

By: Marion Kummerow

4.18

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

Berlin, 1941: Margarete Rosenbaum is working as a housemaid for a senior Nazi officer when his hous… read more

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  • historical
  • germany
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • novels
  • holocaust
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20. Fifty Words for Rain

By: Asha Lemmie

3.88

Format: 449 pages, Hardcover

From debut author Asha Lemmie, a sweeping, heartrending coming-of-age novel about a young woman's q… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Nori ebbe un attimo di esitazione. Aveva solo qualche secondo. Non le veniva in mente niente da dire a quella donna. Erano una puttana e la sua signora, una principessa decaduta e una pezzente arricc…"

-Asha Lemmie, Fifty Words for Rain

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21. The Song of the Jade Lily

By: Kirsty Manning

4.16

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

Kirsty Manning makes her US debut with this gripping historical novel that tells the little-known s… read more

Similar categories in Kirsty Manning's The Song of the Jade Lily book and Elly Welt's Berlin Wild

  • jewish
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Roses Underneath  (The Anna Klein Trilogy #1) by C.F. Yetmen

22. The Roses Underneath (The Anna Klein Trilogy #1)

By: C.F. Yetmen

4.26

Format: 419 pages, Kindle Edition

2015 Gold Medal for Historical Fiction, Independent Publisher IPPY Awards 2014 Finalist, Foreword … read more

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  • historical
  • germany
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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23. The Daughter's Tale

By: Armando Lucas Correa

3.73

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

BERLIN, 1939. The dreams that Amanda Sternberg and her husband, Julius, had for their daughters are… read more

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  • historical
  • germany
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
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24. The French Gift

By: Kirsty Manning

4.00

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A World War II story of female friendship, longing and sacrifice through war and loss, bringing tog… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Flight of the Veil (A Covo Family Saga Book 1) by Bruce J. Berger

25. The Flight of the Veil (A Covo Family Saga Book 1)

By: Bruce J. Berger

3.96

Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition

Nicky Covo is a Holocaust survivor. In 1990, Nicky – a Brooklyn psychiatrist – receives a letter fr… read more

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  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
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26. The Girl in the Painting

By: Tea Cooper

4.09

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

An orphaned young math prodigy in need of family. A painting that shatters a woman’s peace. And a d… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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27. The Memory Keeper of Kyiv

By: Erin Litteken

4.46

Format: 373 pages, Kindle Edition

Perfect for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Beekeeper of Aleppo. In the 1930s, Stalin… read more

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  • historical
  • novels
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie, #6) by Kate Atkinson

28. Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie, #6)

By: Kate Atkinson

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The stage is set. Marooned overnight by a snowstorm in a grand country house are a cast of characte… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier

29. The Glassmaker

By: Tracy Chevalier

4.00

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling historical novelist, a rich, transporting story that follows a family of glass… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"...you never recover from losing someone; you just learn to accommodate the hole it makes in you."

-Tracy Chevalier, The Glassmaker

"People who make things also have an ambiguous relationship with time. Painters, writers, wood-carvers, knitters, weavers and, yes, glassmakers: creators often enter an absorbed state that psychologis…"

-Tracy Chevalier, The Glassmaker

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30. An Echo in Time

By: Boo Walker

4.46

Format: 387 pages, Kindle Edition

A woman delves into a centuries-old murder to find the truth behind her self-destructive behavior i… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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31. Berlin Wild

By: Elly Welt

3.80

Format: 395 pages, Paperback

While his Jewish aunts and uncles and finally his mother are sent to their deaths, Josef Bernhardt,… read more

Similar categories in Elly Welt's Berlin Wild book and Elly Welt's Berlin Wild

  • jewish
  • historical
  • germany
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • novels
  • holocaust

29 Top fiction books like Berlin Wild by Elly Welt

Transform Your Habits

Montana 1948

Larry Watson

3.88

Transform Your Habits

War Girl Ursula (War Girls Book 1)

Marion Kummerow

3.75

Transform Your Habits

Miss Fellingham's Rebellion

Lynn Messina

3.44

Transform Your Habits

The Unseen World

None

3.92

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Anna Jean Mayhew

3.56

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The Orphan Collector

Ellen Marie Wiseman

4.24

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The Seamstress of New Orleans

Diane C. McPhail

3.79

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Fiona Valpy

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