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The best novels set during WWII
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Morning Glory
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War of the Rats
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Warlight
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| 104 |
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The Baker's Daughter
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Sarah McCoy (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 24,384 ratings
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Dora, Dora
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3.61 avg rating — 283 ratings
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The Winter War
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3.64 avg rating — 348 ratings
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The Ship of Brides
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Jojo Moyes (Goodreads Author)
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The Captain
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4.20 avg rating — 278 ratings
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The Gustav Sonata
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3.89 avg rating — 12,359 ratings
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| 110 |
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Risking Exposure
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Jeanne Moran (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 128 ratings
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| 110 |
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Red Gold (Night Soldiers, #5)
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De aanslag
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| 113 |
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The Last Cherry Blossom
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Kathleen Burkinshaw (Goodreads Author)
4.18 avg rating — 1,038 ratings
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Mr. Churchill's Secretary (Maggie Hope Mystery, #1)
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Susan Elia MacNeal (Goodreads Author)
3.75 avg rating — 34,010 ratings
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| 115 |
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The Things We Cannot Say
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Kelly Rimmer (Goodreads Author)
4.54 avg rating — 257,010 ratings
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Frau
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Terhi Rannela (Goodreads Author)
3.65 avg rating — 220 ratings
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| 116 |
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A Woman of War
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Mandy Robotham (Goodreads Author)
4.22 avg rating — 36,207 ratings
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The Girl from Venice
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3.43 avg rating — 8,729 ratings
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Siege: A Novel of the Eastern Front, 1942
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3.73 avg rating — 73 ratings
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Lady Clementine
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Marie Benedict (Goodreads Author)
3.84 avg rating — 32,831 ratings
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| 121 |
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The Keep (Adversary Cycle, #1)
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F. Paul Wilson (Goodreads Author)
3.99 avg rating — 19,580 ratings
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March Battalion
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4.02 avg rating — 1,667 ratings
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Legion of the Damned
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3.99 avg rating — 5,533 ratings
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Cross of Iron
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4.18 avg rating — 1,230 ratings
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| 124 |
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The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939–45
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4.25 avg rating — 80,017 ratings
score: 170,
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| 126 |
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Every Man Dies Alone
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4.27 avg rating — 35,971 ratings
score: 169,
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| 127 |
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From Here to Eternity
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4.08 avg rating — 18,017 ratings
score: 168,
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| 128 |
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Piece of Cake
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4.41 avg rating — 1,096 ratings
score: 166,
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| 128 |
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Whistle
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3.87 avg rating — 676 ratings
score: 166,
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| 130 |
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Three Corvettes
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4.11 avg rating — 353 ratings
score: 164,
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The Kindly Ones
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4.03 avg rating — 14,823 ratings
score: 163,
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| 132 |
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Goodnight From London
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Jennifer Robson (Goodreads Author)
3.95 avg rating — 8,060 ratings
score: 160,
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| 133 |
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The Queen's Secret
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3.46 avg rating — 8,341 ratings
score: 159,
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| 134 |
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Chateau of Secrets
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Melanie Dobson (Goodreads Author)
4.16 avg rating — 3,768 ratings
score: 150,
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| 135 |
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All My Love, Detrick (All My Love, Detrick, #1)
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Roberta Kagan (Goodreads Author)
4.15 avg rating — 4,586 ratings
score: 147,
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| 136 |
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Allegiance
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Kermit Roosevelt III (Goodreads Author)
3.69 avg rating — 363 ratings
score: 146,
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Across the Winding River
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Aimie K. Runyan (Goodreads Author)
4.17 avg rating — 16,515 ratings
score: 145,
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| 138 |
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The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
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3.78 avg rating — 14,684 ratings
score: 144,
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Herinneringen aan Anne Frank
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4.30 avg rating — 66,293 ratings
score: 143,
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| 140 |
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You Are My Sunshine (All My Love, Detrick, #2)
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Roberta Kagan (Goodreads Author)
4.19 avg rating — 5,196 ratings
score: 142,
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| 141 |
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Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1)
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Elizabeth Wein (Goodreads Author)
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 126,756 ratings
score: 139,
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| 142 |
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Chasing the King of Hearts
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3.84 avg rating — 785 ratings
score: 134,
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| 143 |
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A Flicker of Light
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Roberta Kagan (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 1,678 ratings
score: 133,
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| 144 |
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Die Brücke
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4.11 avg rating — 291 ratings
score: 132,
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| 145 |
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The Hidden Village (Wartime Holland, #1)
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Imogen Matthews (Goodreads Author)
4.06 avg rating — 5,627 ratings
score: 131,
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| 146 |
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The Secret of Raven Point
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Jennifer Vanderbes (Goodreads Author)
3.72 avg rating — 2,395 ratings
score: 124,
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| 147 |
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The Persimmon Tree (The Persimmon Tree, #1)
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4.06 avg rating — 5,210 ratings
score: 117,
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The Life of Objects
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3.35 avg rating — 1,320 ratings
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OSS: Dirty Tricks
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3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings
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| 148 |
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Secrets
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4.34 avg rating — 2,777 ratings
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| 148 |
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The Lavender Garden
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4.29 avg rating — 35,102 ratings
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| 148 |
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Coral Hare: Atomic Agent
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Clive Lee (Goodreads Author)
4.16 avg rating — 50 ratings
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| 148 |
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Souvenirs
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4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings
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| 148 |
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Paris in April
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Allan Dare Pearce (Goodreads Author)
3.35 avg rating — 17 ratings
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| 148 |
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Germania
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Brendan McNally (Goodreads Author)
3.59 avg rating — 70 ratings
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| 148 |
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Crossing the Eastern Front: The True Story of a Teenage SS Volunteer
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Alan Stroe (Goodreads Author)
3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings
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| 148 |
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Stalingrad: The Loneliest Death
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Christoph Fromm (Goodreads Author)
4.37 avg rating — 35 ratings
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| 148 |
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Grinning Camp
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3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
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| 148 |
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Monterey Bay
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3.10 avg rating — 676 ratings
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| 148 |
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Amber Wolf (Amber War #1)
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Ursula Wong (Goodreads Author)
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 24 ratings
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| 148 |
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Laceys of Liverpool
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4.34 avg rating — 545 ratings
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| 148 |
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April in Paris
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3.32 avg rating — 1,701 ratings
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| 148 |
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Kill Abby White! Now!
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C.B. Huesing (Goodreads Author)
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| 148 |
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The Boy Who Saw (Solomon Creed #2)
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Simon Toyne (Goodreads Author)
4.25 avg rating — 1,473 ratings
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| 148 |
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Dark September
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Brendan Gerad O'Brien (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 29 ratings
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| 148 |
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The Coming Fury
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4.34 avg rating — 2,825 ratings
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| 148 |
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The Blameless Dead
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Gary Haynes (Goodreads Author)
3.91 avg rating — 127 ratings
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| 148 |
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Mendelevski's Box: A heartwarming and heartbreaking Jewish survivor's journey
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Roger Swindells (Goodreads Author)
4.23 avg rating — 1,199 ratings
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| 148 |
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Bad Love Strikes
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4.47 avg rating — 53 ratings
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| 148 |
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While the Music Played
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4.21 avg rating — 225 ratings
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| 148 |
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Curiosities #6
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| 148 |
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Traitor
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3.54 avg rating — 1,232 ratings
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| 148 |
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Infinite Stakes (Breaking Point, #2)
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John Rhodes (Goodreads Author)
4.44 avg rating — 781 ratings
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| 148 |
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Night Falls On The City: The Lost Masterpiece of Wartime Vienna
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4.01 avg rating — 322 ratings
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| 148 |
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The Web of Humanity: A Novel
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Maria Turchin (Goodreads Author)
4.48 avg rating — 103 ratings
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| 148 |
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The French Gift
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Kirsty Manning (Goodreads Author)
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A Rose for the Resistance
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Angela K. Couch (Goodreads Author)
4.35 avg rating — 432 ratings
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| 148 |
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The Sweetheart Locket
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Jen Gilroy (Goodreads Author)
4.50 avg rating — 54 ratings
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The Song of the Jade Lily
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Kirsty Manning (Goodreads Author)
4.16 avg rating — 9,406 ratings
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| 148 |
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Our Daughters' Last Hope (Resilient Women of WWII Book 2)
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Elaine Stock (Goodreads Author)
4.48 avg rating — 98 ratings
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| 148 |
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The Snow Hare
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3.91 avg rating — 2,573 ratings
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Letters from Jenny: A Historical Novel
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4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
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The Heat of the Day
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| 148 |
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The Last Innocent Hour
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Margot Abbott (Goodreads Author)
4.09 avg rating — 431 ratings
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| 148 |
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The Liberation
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Kate Furnivall (Goodreads Author)
3.91 avg rating — 2,501 ratings
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| 148 |
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EYE CONTACT OVER TRUK: Heartrending Historical Fiction
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Stephanie Woodman (Goodreads Author)
4.75 avg rating — 16 ratings
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Ellie (Ellie, #1)
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| 187 |
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The Paris of the East
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Karen McMillan (Goodreads Author)
3.48 avg rating — 29 ratings
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| 187 |
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Generations of Winter
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4.17 avg rating — 842 ratings
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| 187 |
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The Greatcoat
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Street Boys
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Undesirables, The
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Chad Thumann (Goodreads Author)
4.01 avg rating — 1,113 ratings
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The Shanghai Diary
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| 187 |
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The Second World War
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The Time Between: Love, loyalty and betrayal in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam
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All Our Worldly Goods
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Gallows Field
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Brendan Gerad O'Brien (Goodreads Author)
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Bad Love Tigers (Bad Love #2)
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The Undrowning Lotus
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Jenny Chan (Goodreads Author)
4.29 avg rating — 63 ratings
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The Constant Soldier
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William Ryan (Goodreads Author)
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How to Vote
To vote on existing books from the list, beside each book there is a link vote for this book clicking it will add that book to your votes.
To vote on books not in the list or books you couldn't find in the list, you can click on the tab add books to this list and then choose from your books, or simply search.
