7 must-read short stories books like What Child Is This by Rhys Bowen

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What Child Is This

By: Rhys Bowen

3.99

Format: 55 pages, Kindle Edition

Christmas during World War II is a time for small miracles in this bittersweet short story by the N…

If you liked the short stories plot in What Child Is This by Rhys Bowen , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of The Stars Don't Lie by Boo Walker

1. The Stars Don't Lie

By: Boo Walker

4.14

Format: 347 pages, Kindle Edition

A man who thought he put his shattered past behind him embarks on a reflective journey home in a he… read more

Similar categories in Boo Walker's The Stars Don't Lie book and Rhys Bowen's What Child Is This

  • fiction
  • audiobook
"One day you’ll realize you worked your whole life to get to a point where you can start living, and the one regret you’ll have is you could have been living all along."

-Boo Walker, The Stars Don't Lie

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2. A Storm of Infinite Beauty

By: Julianne MacLean

4.31

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of Beyond the Moonlit Sea comes an atmospheric tale of how one woman’s … read more

Similar categories in Julianne MacLean's A Storm of Infinite Beauty book and Rhys Bowen's What Child Is This

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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3. Signal Moon: A Short Story

By: Kate Quinn

4.33

Format: 57 pages, Kindle Edition

A short story about an impossible connection across two centuries that could make the difference be… read more

Similar categories in Kate Quinn's Signal Moon: A Short Story book and Rhys Bowen's What Child Is This

  • historical
  • novella
  • world war ii
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"It fucking matters. What I do, our kind, signal technicians—it descends straight from you guys."

-Kate Quinn, Signal Moon: A Short Story

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4. The Lost Letters of Aisling

By: Cynthia Ellingsen

4.34

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

A woman faces the past she fled in a heart-stirring novel about unforgettable love and indomitable … read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Ellingsen's The Lost Letters of Aisling book and Rhys Bowen's What Child Is This

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of What Child Is This by Rhys Bowen

5. What Child Is This

By: Rhys Bowen

3.99

Format: 55 pages, Kindle Edition

Christmas during World War II is a time for small miracles in this bittersweet short story by the N… read more

Similar categories in Rhys Bowen's What Child Is This book and Rhys Bowen's What Child Is This

  • historical
  • novella
  • holiday
  • world war ii
  • christmas
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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6. The Last Restaurant in Paris

By: Lily Graham

4.34

Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition

Paris 1944. To save her people, she served the enemy. In enemy-occupied Paris, as the locals go … read more

Similar categories in Lily Graham's The Last Restaurant in Paris book and Rhys Bowen's What Child Is This

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
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7. Naomi's Gift (A Point in Time, #1)

By: Martha Hall Kelly

4.12

Format: 53 pages, Kindle Edition

A woman’s life-altering discovery after her mother’s death sheds light on the best and worst of hum… read more

Similar categories in Martha Hall Kelly's Naomi's Gift (A Point in Time, #1) book and Rhys Bowen's What Child Is This

  • historical
  • novella
  • world war ii
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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8. Everything My Mother Taught Me

By: Alice Hoffman

4.00

Format: 28 pages, Kindle Edition

In this haunting short story of loyalty and betrayal, a young woman in early 1900s Massachusetts di… read more

Similar categories in Alice Hoffman's Everything My Mother Taught Me book and Rhys Bowen's What Child Is This

  • historical
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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9. The Dance Teacher of Paris

By: Suzanne Fortin

4.48

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

'But how will I look after them? Where can I hide them?' She looked up at me and didn't try to sto… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Fortin's The Dance Teacher of Paris book and Rhys Bowen's What Child Is This

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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10. The Officer's Wife

By: Catherine Law

4.19

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

1939 - American heiress Vivi Miles falls for naval officer Nathan as soon as she arrives in England… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Law's The Officer's Wife book and Rhys Bowen's What Child Is This

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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11. The Forgotten Chapter

By: Pam Jenoff

3.95

Format: 38 pages, Kindle Edition

Out of the chaos and uncertainty of war, a shy young bookseller comes into her own in a short story… read more

Similar categories in Pam Jenoff's The Forgotten Chapter book and Rhys Bowen's What Child Is This

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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12. The Cypress Maze

By: Fiona Valpy

4.39

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

In this haunting tale from the bestselling author of The Storyteller of Casablanca, Beatrice kept a… read more

Similar categories in Fiona Valpy's The Cypress Maze book and Rhys Bowen's What Child Is This

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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13. An Unfinished Story

By: Boo Walker

4.35

Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition

A grieving widow and a disenchanted writer form an unexpected bond in a novel about second chances … read more

Similar categories in Boo Walker's An Unfinished Story book and Rhys Bowen's What Child Is This

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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14. 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

Similar categories in Siobhan Daiko's The Tuscan Orphan book and Rhys Bowen's What Child Is This

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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15. Sisters at War

By: Jina Bacarr

4.18

Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition

Paris, 1940: Two sisters separated by the Nazis… After a devastating attack, Justine and Ève Beaufo… read more

Similar categories in Jina Bacarr's Sisters at War book and Rhys Bowen's What Child Is This

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. The Bookstore Sisters

By: Alice Hoffman

4.02

Format: 36 pages, Kindle Edition

From New York Times bestselling author Alice Hoffman comes a heartfelt short story about family, in… read more

Similar categories in Alice Hoffman's The Bookstore Sisters book and Rhys Bowen's What Child Is This

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Oh, you're moonlight," he'd said. "Harder to see, but there for those who look."

-Alice Hoffman, The Bookstore Sisters

"A lot of people don’t know what to do about grief. I don’t blame you for a thing."

-Alice Hoffman, The Bookstore Sisters

"I don't think I'm the smart sister," Isabel said. "You are," Sophie told her. "You just have a lot to learn."

-Alice Hoffman, The Bookstore Sisters

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17. The London Girls

By: Soraya M. Lane

4.41

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of The Last Correspondent comes a remarkable story of three young women… read more

Similar categories in Soraya M. Lane's The London Girls book and Rhys Bowen's What Child Is This

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"Typical; something exciting was announced for women, and everyone just carried on as normal, without a second thought."

-Soraya M. Lane, The London Girls

"That was the last time a man was ever going to make a fool of her. From now on, she was going to learn to look after herself, and no man was ever going to control her life or tell her what to do."

-Soraya M. Lane, The London Girls

"Flo, one thing I’ve learned is that life is too short,’ Olivia told her. ‘If you have feelings for the man,’ she whispered, ‘take a chance, have some fun. Lord knows you deserve it. And don’t forget …"

-Soraya M. Lane, The London Girls

"I’m riding motorcycles for a job, Mother! They’re calling us the Flying Wrens, and in case you’ve forgotten, there’s a war going on! People are losing their families.’ She shook her head. ‘It’s not a…"

-Soraya M. Lane, The London Girls

Cover of The French for Love by Fiona Valpy

18. The French for Love

By: Fiona Valpy

4.22

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

Can happy-ever-after get lost in translation? Gina has lost her perfect job, her boyfriend and h… read more

Similar categories in Fiona Valpy's The French for Love book and Rhys Bowen's What Child Is This

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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19. The Lost Dressmaker of Paris

By: Suzanne Fortin

4.38

Format: 355 pages, Kindle Edition

When Darcie purchases several old suitcases at auction that had been abandoned in a railway station… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Fortin's The Lost Dressmaker of Paris book and Rhys Bowen's What Child Is This

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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20. The Code Breaker's Secret

By: Catherine Law

4.33

Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition

Love and duty, codes and spies... Kent, 1939 Soon to marry her childhood sweetheart, Eliza think… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Law's The Code Breaker's Secret book and Rhys Bowen's What Child Is This

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Bookstore Wedding (The Once Upon a Time Bookshop, #2) by Alice Hoffman

21. The Bookstore Wedding (The Once Upon a Time Bookshop, #2)

By: Alice Hoffman

3.97

Format: 39 pages, Kindle Edition

In this star-crossed short story from New York Times bestselling author Alice Hoffman, timing is ev… read more

Similar categories in Alice Hoffman's The Bookstore Wedding (The Once Upon a Time Bookshop, #2) book and Rhys Bowen's What Child Is This

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook

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