19 must-read historical books like The Lives Left Behind: A Heartbreaking Historical Novel Based on a True Story by Tova Aviram-Zylberg

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The Lives Left Behind: A Heartbreaking Historical Novel Based on a True Story

By: Tova Aviram-Zylberg

4.01

Format: 174 pages, Kindle Edition

Four lives, two families, one joint fate.Lublin, 1941. Yosseleh Karlinski was born to a family of g…

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Cover of The Girl Who Survived Auschwitz by Sara Leibovits

1. The Girl Who Survived Auschwitz

By: Sara Leibovits

4.35

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Poland, 1944 The train slowed and halted with a squeal of the brakes. It felt like we waited in the… read more

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Cover of The Thirteenth Child: A World War 2 historical novel based upon an enthralling and heart-wrenching true story by Mark deMeza

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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  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Austrian Bride by Helen Parusel

3. The Austrian Bride

By: Helen Parusel

4.44

Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition

Austria, 1938 After years of hardship, Ella is full of hope for a better future for Austrians, a… read more

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  • historical fiction
Cover of Margot's Secret (Margot's Secret #3) by Roberta Kagan

4. Margot's Secret (Margot's Secret #3)

By: Roberta Kagan

4.39

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Amid the chaos of Hitler's conquest of Europe, a family teeters on the edge of utter destruction. … read more

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  • historical fiction
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5. The German Child

By: Catherine Hokin

4.37

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

Berlin, 1944. ‘No! Not my child!’ Annaliese screams, her voice breaking as she pounds the window us… read more

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  • historical fiction
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6. The Tuscan Orphan

By: Siobhan Daiko

4.13

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

1944 - When an air raid strikes the hospital she’s been working in, Carrie’s life irrevocably chang… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of An Innocent Child (Margot's Secret #2) by Roberta Kagan

7. An Innocent Child (Margot's Secret #2)

By: Roberta Kagan

4.51

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

In the haunting backdrop of a world in turmoil, love, loyalty, and lineage converge in this grippin… read more

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  • historical fiction
Cover of Fracture (Project 613) by Elyse Hoffman

8. Fracture (Project 613)

By: Elyse Hoffman

3.87

Format: 206 pages, Kindle Edition

A heart-wrenching WW2 story of forbidden love and torn allegiances. Franz Keidel is a monstrous … read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Lies We Told (Margot's Secret Book 4) by Roberta Kagan

9. 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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Cover of I Have to Save Them by Ellie Midwood

10. I Have to Save Them

By: Ellie Midwood

4.46

Format: 296 pages, ebook

Auschwitz, 1942: Her entire body trembles as she stands in the infirmary and realises the horrifyin… read more

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  • historical fiction
Cover of The Berlin Family's Secret: A Historical WW2 Novel (Unforgettable World War 2 Stories Book 1) by Baruch Cohen

11. 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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  • historical fiction
Cover of The Officer of Dachau by Dorit Journo

12. The Officer of Dachau

By: Dorit Journo

4.35

Format: 399 pages, Kindle Edition

She made a courageous choice in times of unparalleled turmoil. Could her family survive its consequ… read more

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  • historical fiction
Cover of The Girl from Portofino (Girls from the Italian Resistance #2) by Siobhan Daiko

13. The Girl from Portofino (Girls from the Italian Resistance #2)

By: Siobhan Daiko

4.26

Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition

From award-winning author Siobhan Daiko, comes a hauntingly epic read that will sweep you away to t… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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14. Child of the Ruins

By: Kate Furnivall

4.24

Format: 477 pages, Kindle Edition

People are disappearing. I spoke to my neighbour yesterday, we laughed at some nonsense, and today … read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of Lipstick in Auschwitz: The Unbelievable True Story of a World War II Holocaust Survivor by Miriam Nick

15. Lipstick in Auschwitz: The Unbelievable True Story of a World War II Holocaust Survivor

By: Miriam Nick

4.31

Format: 466 pages, Kindle Edition

She made it through the first selection… but can she survive to see the end of the war?Marysia is o… read more

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Cover of The War Orphan (Women of War #3) by Anna Stuart

16. The War Orphan (Women of War #3)

By: Anna Stuart

4.44

Format: 394 pages, Kindle Edition

1945, I stumble out of the gates, tightly grasping the hands of two smaller children. Hunger s… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Lightmaker of Auschwitz: A WW2 Historical Page-Turner Based on the True Story of a Holocaust Survivor by Naphtali Brezniak

17. The Lightmaker of Auschwitz: A WW2 Historical Page-Turner Based on the True Story of a Holocaust Survivor

By: Naphtali Brezniak

4.37

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

Can one man bring light to the darkest place in the world?When Moshe Brezniak steps off the train a… read more

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  • historical fiction
Cover of The Survivor From Block 19: A Gripping and Emotional World War II Historical Novel, Based on a Holocaust Survivor’s True Story (Unforgettable World War 2 Stories Book 6) by Arie Blumenfeld

18. The Survivor From Block 19: A Gripping and Emotional World War II Historical Novel, Based on a Holocaust Survivor’s True Story (Unforgettable World War 2 Stories Book 6)

By: Arie Blumenfeld

4.57

Format: 311 pages, Kindle Edition

Poland, 1943. Samuel is only sixteen when he arrives at the somber metal gates of the Auschwitz-Bir… read more

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19. 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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  • historical fiction
Cover of The Baker's Secret by Lelita Baldock

20. The Baker's Secret

By: Lelita Baldock

4.42

Format: 370 pages, ebook

In Nazi-occupied Latvia, two sisters are forced to make an impossible choice. To save a child, one … read more

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  • historical fiction
Cover of Black Fox One by Elyse Hoffman

21. Black Fox One

By: Elyse Hoffman

4.16

Format: 268 pages, Paperback

Jonas Amsel and Avalina Keller, devoted Nazis and best friends, have a bright future in Hitler’s Th… read more

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  • historical fiction
Cover of The Last Boy in Auschwitz: A WW2 Jewish Holocaust Survival True Story (World War II True Story Book 1) by Moshe Bomberg

22. The Last Boy in Auschwitz: A WW2 Jewish Holocaust Survival True Story (World War II True Story Book 1)

By: Moshe Bomberg

4.45

Format: 152 pages, Kindle Edition

He will stay in Auschwitz to the bitter end if it means his brother might survive.Poland, 1940. Mos… read more

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  • historical
Cover of The Girl From Terezin: A WW2 Holocaust Survival True Story by Hana Sternlicht

23. The Girl From Terezin: A WW2 Holocaust Survival True Story

By: Hana Sternlicht

4.05

Format: 152 pages, Kindle Edition

“We were finally standing at the train station in Mauthausen. In front of us, there was a notorious… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Silence After The Storm: A Novel by Aliza Klebanov Florenthal

24. The Silence After The Storm: A Novel

By: Aliza Klebanov Florenthal

3.59

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

Two young men. One single gunshot. A daring escape across the border.Lithuania, 1941. The heavy woo… read more

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Cover of The Vengeance of Samuel Val (Project 613) by Elyse Hoffman

25. The Vengeance of Samuel Val (Project 613)

By: Elyse Hoffman

4.17

Format: 110 pages, Kindle Edition

Samuel Val is blessed with a loving family and a tight-knit community in his Jewish village of Khru… read more

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  • historical fiction
Cover of Escaping Budapest: A Gripping WW2 Historical Novel - Jewish Survival, Resistance and Redemption in Nazi-Occupied Hungary (Based on a True Story) by Eitan Posner HaLevy

26. Escaping Budapest: A Gripping WW2 Historical Novel - Jewish Survival, Resistance and Redemption in Nazi-Occupied Hungary (Based on a True Story)

By: Eitan Posner HaLevy

3.99

Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition

Budapest, winter 1944: As chaos and anarchy run rampant throughout Hungary, one family must endure … read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of Stumbling Stones by Bonnie Suchman

27. 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 fiction
Cover of The Women of Jersey Island: A WW2 Historical Fiction Novel (Unforgettable World War 2 Stories) by Rachael Dymski

28. The Women of Jersey Island: A WW2 Historical Fiction Novel (Unforgettable World War 2 Stories)

By: Rachael Dymski

4.28

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

When the Nazis invade their home, they will need each other to survive.Jersey, 1940. In the quiet o… read more

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Cover of The Lives Left Behind: A Heartbreaking Historical Novel Based on a True Story by Tova Aviram-Zylberg

29. The Lives Left Behind: A Heartbreaking Historical Novel Based on a True Story

By: Tova Aviram-Zylberg

4.01

Format: 174 pages, Kindle Edition

Four lives, two families, one joint fate.Lublin, 1941. Yosseleh Karlinski was born to a family of g… read more

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Cover of The Jewish Camp Doctor: The Incredible Gripping True Story of a Holocaust Survivor by Isaac Cohensius

30. The Jewish Camp Doctor: The Incredible Gripping True Story of a Holocaust Survivor

By: Isaac Cohensius

4.08

Format: 153 pages, Kindle Edition

For a brief moment, we look into each other's eyes. Then she turns silently and gets back into the … read more

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Cover of The Courier by Eoin Dempsey

31. The Courier

By: Eoin Dempsey

4.58

Format: 266 pages, Kindle Edition

Germany, 1943 Trapped inside southern Germany, Monika Ritter goes to the one person she can trus… read more

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26 Top historical fiction books like The Lives Left Behind: A Heartbreaking Historical Novel Based on a True Story by Tova Aviram-Zylberg

Transform Your Habits

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

Mark deMeza

4.26

Transform Your Habits

The Austrian Bride

Helen Parusel

4.44

Transform Your Habits

Margot's Secret (Margot's Secret #3)

Roberta Kagan

4.39

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The German Child

Catherine Hokin

4.37

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5 must-read holocaust books like The Silence After The Storm: A Novel by Aliza Klebanov Florenthal

Transform Your Habits

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

Mark deMeza

4.26

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I Have to Save Them

Ellie Midwood

4.46

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The Berlin Family's Secret: A Historical WW2 Novel (Unforgettable World War 2 Stories Book 1)

Baruch Cohen

4.29

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Daughters of Warsaw

Maria Frances

4.37

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