14 Best historical books like The Orphan Girl by Kurt Palka

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The Orphan Girl

By: Kurt Palka

3.26

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

For fans of Kristin Harmel and Martha Hall Kelly's Lilac Girls -- the bestselling author of The Pia…

If you liked the historical plot in The Orphan Girl by Kurt Palka , here is a list of 14 books like this:

1. Airs Above the Ground

By: Mary Stewart

3.06

Format: 405 pages, Paperback

Lovely Vanessa March, two years married and very much in love, did not think it was a strange for h… read more

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2. Ashes in the Snow

By: Oriana Ramunno

4.12

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Auschwitz, 1943. It’s snowing outside and Block 10 looks even bleaker than usual. Gioele Errera,… read more

Similar categories in Oriana Ramunno's Ashes in the Snow book and Kurt Palka's The Orphan Girl

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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3. The Librarian Spy

By: Madeline Martin

4.00

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A moving novel inspired by the true history of America’s library spies of World War II.Ava thought … read more

Similar categories in Madeline Martin's The Librarian Spy book and Kurt Palka's The Orphan Girl

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"I don't think I take compliments very well, Ava admitted sheepishly. "Most women don't. We always think we're not good enough." She lifted her shoulder, and the resignation behind it told Ava that ev…"

-Madeline Martin, The Librarian Spy

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4. The Orphan Girl

By: Kurt Palka

3.26

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

For fans of Kristin Harmel and Martha Hall Kelly's Lilac Girls -- the bestselling author of The Pia… read more

Similar categories in Kurt Palka's The Orphan Girl book and Kurt Palka's The Orphan Girl

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of Snow Road Station by Elizabeth Hay

5. Snow Road Station

By: Elizabeth Hay

3.77

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From the Giller Prize-winning author comes a novel, witty and wise, about thwarted ambition, unreal… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Hay's Snow Road Station book and Kurt Palka's The Orphan Girl

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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6. The Theory of Crows

By: David Alexander Robertson

3.89

Format: 320 pages, ebook

A poignant and evocative novel about the bonds of family and the gifts offered by the land When … read more

Similar categories in David Alexander Robertson's The Theory of Crows book and Kurt Palka's The Orphan Girl

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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7. Bluebird

By: Genevieve Graham

4.10

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A dazzling novel set during the Great War and postwar Prohibition about a young nurse, a soldier, a… read more

Similar categories in Genevieve Graham's Bluebird book and Kurt Palka's The Orphan Girl

  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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8. The Bittlemores

By: Jann Arden

3.87

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A heartfelt, comic, and deeply satisfying debut novel from the #1 bestselling author, singer-songwr… read more

Similar categories in Jann Arden's The Bittlemores book and Kurt Palka's The Orphan Girl

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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9. The Orphan Thief

By: Glynis Peters

3.83

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

From the international bestselling author of The Secret Orphan When all seems lost… As Hitler… read more

Similar categories in Glynis Peters's The Orphan Thief book and Kurt Palka's The Orphan Girl

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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10. The Secret Keeper

By: Genevieve Graham

4.36

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

From USA TODAY and internationally bestselling author Genevieve Graham comes a gripping World War I… read more

Similar categories in Genevieve Graham's The Secret Keeper book and Kurt Palka's The Orphan Girl

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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11. The Dutch Orphan

By: Ellen Keith

4.02

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

From the author of The Dutch Wife comes a riveting novel set during World War II about a woman who … read more

Similar categories in Ellen Keith's The Dutch Orphan book and Kurt Palka's The Orphan Girl

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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12. The Call of the Wrens

By: Jenni L. Walsh

4.08

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Introducing the little-known story of the daring women who rode through war-torn Europe, carrying s… read more

Similar categories in Jenni L. Walsh's The Call of the Wrens book and Kurt Palka's The Orphan Girl

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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13. The Jazz Club Spy

By: Roberta Rich

3.60

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

From the author of the “riveting” ( Chicago Tribune ) The Midwife of Venice , a fresh and sweeping … read more

Similar categories in Roberta Rich's The Jazz Club Spy book and Kurt Palka's The Orphan Girl

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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14. The Bookseller's Secret

By: Michelle Gable

3.28

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

In 1942, London, Nancy Mitford is worried about more than air raids and German spies. Still recover… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Gable's The Bookseller's Secret book and Kurt Palka's The Orphan Girl

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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15. The Berlin Girl

By: Mandy Robotham

4.07

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

From the bestselling author of The German Midwife comes the heart-wrenching story of a country on t… read more

Similar categories in Mandy Robotham's The Berlin Girl book and Kurt Palka's The Orphan Girl

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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16. The Lipstick Bureau

By: Michelle Gable

3.60

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

Inspired by a real-life female spy, a novel about a woman challenging convention and boundaries to … read more

Similar categories in Michelle Gable's The Lipstick Bureau book and Kurt Palka's The Orphan Girl

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of The Boy in the Woods: A True Story of Survival During the Second World War by Maxwell Smart

17. The Boy in the Woods: A True Story of Survival During the Second World War

By: Maxwell Smart

3.95

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

The astonishing #1 bestselling story of a boy who survived the war by hiding in the Polish forest M… read more

Similar categories in Maxwell Smart's The Boy in the Woods: A True Story of Survival During the Second World War book and Kurt Palka's The Orphan Girl

  • world war ii
  • war
  • audiobook
Cover of The Secret History of Audrey James by Heather     Marshall

18. The Secret History of Audrey James

By: Heather Marshall

4.46

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

The #1 bestselling author of Looking for Jane returns with a poignant, gripping novel about a piani… read more

Similar categories in Heather Marshall's The Secret History of Audrey James book and Kurt Palka's The Orphan Girl

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Orphan’s Letters (The Red Cross Orphans, #2) by Glynis Peters

19. The Orphan’s Letters (The Red Cross Orphans, #2)

By: Glynis Peters

3.80

Format: 366 pages, Paperback

Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but does nothing to heal the pain of spending every minute wai… read more

Similar categories in Glynis Peters's The Orphan’s Letters (The Red Cross Orphans, #2) book and Kurt Palka's The Orphan Girl

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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20. The Lost Chapter

By: Caroline Bishop

3.84

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

A timeless tale of female friendship and past secrets, set in modern-day small-town England and a 1… read more

Similar categories in Caroline Bishop's The Lost Chapter book and Kurt Palka's The Orphan Girl

  • fiction
  • historical fiction

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