11 must-read world war ii books like Mistress of the Ritz by Melanie Benjamin

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Mistress of the Ritz

By: Melanie Benjamin

3.80

Format: 372 pages, Hardcover

A captivating novel based on the story of the extraordinary real-life American woman who secretly w…

If you liked the world war ii plot in Mistress of the Ritz by Melanie Benjamin , here is a list of 11 books like this:

Cover of The Elephant Keeper by Christopher  Nicholson

1. The Elephant Keeper

By: Christopher Nicholson

3.50

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

"I asked the sailor what an Elephant looked like; he replied that it was like nothing on earth." … read more

Similar categories in Christopher Nicholson's The Elephant Keeper book and Melanie Benjamin's Mistress of the Ritz

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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2. The Hotel on Place Vendome: Life, Death, and Betrayal at the Hotel Ritz in Paris

By: Tilar J. Mazzeo

3.58

Format: 292 pages, Hardcover

Set against the backdrop of the Nazi occupation of World War II, the captivating history of Paris's… read more

Similar categories in Tilar J. Mazzeo's The Hotel on Place Vendome: Life, Death, and Betrayal at the Hotel Ritz in Paris book and Melanie Benjamin's Mistress of the Ritz

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • france
  • audiobook
"There is a truism in the world of architecture that design creates culture."

-Tilar J. Mazzeo, The Hotel on Place Vendome: Life, Death, and Betrayal at the Hotel Ritz in Paris

"It was the heart of any true moment of decadence: the knowledge that an epoque is already slipping from us, inexorably, even in the moment of its glory."

-Tilar J. Mazzeo, The Hotel on Place Vendome: Life, Death, and Betrayal at the Hotel Ritz in Paris

3. Songdogs

By: Colum McCann

3.65

Format: None pages, Paperback

With unreliable memories and scraps of photographs as his only clues, Conor Lyons follows in the tr… read more

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4. A Bridge Across the Ocean

By: Susan Meissner

3.92

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Wartime intrigue spans the lives of three women past and present in the latest novel from the accla… read more

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5. The First Ladies

By: Marie Benedict

4.04

Format: 389 pages, Hardcover

A novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights a… read more

Similar categories in Marie Benedict's The First Ladies book and Melanie Benjamin's Mistress of the Ritz

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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6. Mistress of the Ritz

By: Melanie Benjamin

3.80

Format: 372 pages, Hardcover

A captivating novel based on the story of the extraordinary real-life American woman who secretly w… read more

Similar categories in Melanie Benjamin's Mistress of the Ritz book and Melanie Benjamin's Mistress of the Ritz

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • france
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Last Collection: A Novel of Elsa Schiaparelli and Coco Chanel by Jeanne Mackin

7. The Last Collection: A Novel of Elsa Schiaparelli and Coco Chanel

By: Jeanne Mackin

3.97

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An American woman becomes entangled in the intense rivalry between iconic fashion designers Coco Ch… read more

Similar categories in Jeanne Mackin's The Last Collection: A Novel of Elsa Schiaparelli and Coco Chanel book and Melanie Benjamin's Mistress of the Ritz

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • france
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"An artist must do what she was put on this earth to do. I do not give up and go into my little safe cocoon."

-Jeanne Mackin, The Last Collection: A Novel of Elsa Schiaparelli and Coco Chanel

"We both believe in beauty and elegance. In strong women who know their own minds. No one will look good in her clothes if she doesn't walk as if she owns the world. Remember that, Lily. It's ours, al…"

-Jeanne Mackin, The Last Collection: A Novel of Elsa Schiaparelli and Coco Chanel

"We leaned even closer and pressed our foreheads together for consolation, as a promise, fingers entwined, and it was like the last application of color to the canvas, the moment when you know this is…"

-Jeanne Mackin, The Last Collection: A Novel of Elsa Schiaparelli and Coco Chanel

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8. A Bakery in Paris

By: Aimie K. Runyan

4.02

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

From the author of The School for German Brides, this captivating historical novel set in nineteent… read more

Similar categories in Aimie K. Runyan's A Bakery in Paris book and Melanie Benjamin's Mistress of the Ritz

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • france
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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9. Canary Girls

By: Jennifer Chiaverini

4.04

Format: 417 pages, Paperback

Rosie the Riveter meets A League of Their Own in New York Times bestselling novelist Jennifer Chiav… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Chiaverini's Canary Girls book and Melanie Benjamin's Mistress of the Ritz

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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10. The Spectacular

By: Fiona Davis

4.10

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis transports us back to 1950s Manhattan and the glamoro… read more

Similar categories in Fiona Davis's The Spectacular book and Melanie Benjamin's Mistress of the Ritz

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"As they moved into the kick line for the big finale, her body tingled with anticipation and suddenly they were kicking in perfect tandem as the audience broke out into applause."

-Fiona Davis, The Spectacular

"She turned to see Peter leaning against the building a few feet away. He wore a navy peacoat and a woolen cap over his head, and some of his curls peeked out from the sides. His eyes were blue and br…"

-Fiona Davis, The Spectacular

Cover of The Mitford Affair by Marie Benedict

11. The Mitford Affair

By: Marie Benedict

3.70

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict—she'll have to choose: her country or her sis… read more

Similar categories in Marie Benedict's The Mitford Affair book and Melanie Benjamin's Mistress of the Ritz

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
Cover of The Whispers of War by Julia  Kelly

12. 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

Similar categories in Julia Kelly's The Whispers of War book and Melanie Benjamin's Mistress of the Ritz

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Resistance Women by Jennifer Chiaverini

13. Resistance Women

By: Jennifer Chiaverini

4.07

Format: 640 pages, ebook

From the New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker, an enthralling historical … read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Chiaverini's Resistance Women book and Melanie Benjamin's Mistress of the Ritz

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"How could anyone vote for the party of Adolf Hitler?"

-Jennifer Chiaverini, Resistance Women

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14. The Phoenix Crown

By: Kate Quinn

3.82

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

From bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about … read more

Similar categories in Kate Quinn's The Phoenix Crown book and Melanie Benjamin's Mistress of the Ritz

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Masterpiece by Fiona  Davis

15. The Masterpiece

By: Fiona Davis

3.85

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

In her latest captivating novel, nationally bestselling author Fiona Davis takes readers into the g… read more

Similar categories in Fiona Davis's The Masterpiece book and Melanie Benjamin's Mistress of the Ritz

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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16. Shelterwood

By: Lisa Wingate

3.88

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping novel inspired by the untold history of women pioneers who fought to protect children ca… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Wingate's Shelterwood book and Melanie Benjamin's Mistress of the Ritz

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"What lucky people we readers are that we live not just one life, but many, and diving into yet another is as easy as opening a book."

-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood

"That was a perilous area. . .Graves could be anywhere and undoubtedly are. We walk over history, unaware, every day in all places. We sleep atop it. When we rest our heads at night, we've no way of k…"

-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood

"The light between them outshines the November day. My heartstrings tug, and I want to call my mother and my grandmother, the women who built me - who implanted the idea that whatever path I chose for…"

-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood

"I take a deep breath, lose myself in the healing power of feeling the world breathe, water over stones, wind against trees, last year's dry leaves tumbling along expanses of rock, in the play of clou…"

-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood

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17. Sisters of Fortune

By: Anna Lee Huber

4.12

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Based on the true story of the Fortune sisters, three young women each at a crossroads when they bo… read more

Similar categories in Anna Lee Huber's Sisters of Fortune book and Melanie Benjamin's Mistress of the Ritz

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Wunderland by Jennifer Cody Epstein

18. Wunderland

By: Jennifer Cody Epstein

4.06

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

East Village, 1989 Things had never been easy between Ava Fisher and her estranged mother Ilse. Too… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Cody Epstein's Wunderland book and Melanie Benjamin's Mistress of the Ritz

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Girl from the Grand Hotel: A Novel by Camille Aubray

19. The Girl from the Grand Hotel: A Novel

By: Camille Aubray

3.88

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

The #1 bestselling author of Cooking for Picasso and The Godmothers returns with The Girl from the … read more

Similar categories in Camille Aubray's The Girl from the Grand Hotel: A Novel book and Melanie Benjamin's Mistress of the Ritz

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • france
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Forgotten Names by Mario Escobar

20. The Forgotten Names

By: Mario Escobar

3.86

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Based on the true story of one ordinary woman who risked everything to reunite Jewish children with… read more

Similar categories in Mario Escobar's The Forgotten Names book and Melanie Benjamin's Mistress of the Ritz

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Briar Club by Kate Quinn

21. The Briar Club

By: Kate Quinn

4.35

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, D.C. boardinghouse… read more

Similar categories in Kate Quinn's The Briar Club book and Melanie Benjamin's Mistress of the Ritz

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"You can't call yourself a proper home without the regular smell of good food..."

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"And guilt roiled in his stomach because he wanted to love his mother, and sometimes what pulsed through him came horribly close to hate."

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"Be selfish, stick to the plan Claire had clung to since she was 16. Look out for herself and no one else, because love was for suckers and happiness meant a well-stocked bank account and a house you …"

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"Happiness is a choice as much as anything. Or you could choose to be angry, and if you stay angry long enough, it will become comfortable, like an old robe. But eventually you’ll realize that old rob…"

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

18 Best fiction books like Mistress of the Ritz by Melanie Benjamin

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The Elephant Keeper

Christopher Nicholson

3.50

Transform Your Habits

The First Ladies

Marie Benedict

4.04

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Mistress of the Ritz

Melanie Benjamin

3.80

Transform Your Habits

The Last Collection: A Novel of Elsa Schiaparelli and Coco Chanel

Jeanne Mackin

3.97

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20 best-selling fiction books like The Girl from the Grand Hotel: A Novel by Camille Aubray

Transform Your Habits

The Underground Library

Jennifer Ryan

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Miss Morgan's Book Brigade

Janet Skeslien Charles

4.02

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Finding Margaret Fuller

Allison Pataki

4.11

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The Beautiful People

Michelle Gable

3.73

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