18 books like Lilac Girls

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Hornet Flight

Hornet Flight Ken Follett · 2002 · ★ 4.5 · 518p · ≈ 17h · Moderate Ken Follett follows his bestsellers Jackdaws and Code to Zero with an extraordinary novel of early days of World War II...It is June 1941 and the war is not going well for England. Across the North Sea, eighteen-year-old Harald Olufsen takes a shortcut on the German-occupied Danish island of Sande an discovers an astonishing sight that will change the momentum of the war. He must get word to… Shares Underground movements, World War II, World War

Mr. Churchill's Secretary

Mr. Churchill's Secretary Susan Elia MacNeal · 2012 · ★ 4.0 · 517p · ≈ 17h · Moderate "London, 1940, and Maggie Hope has graduated at the top of her college class, but her gender qualifies her only to be the newest typist at No. 10 Downing Street. Her indefatigable spirit and remarkable gifts for code breaking, though, rival those of even the highest men in government, and Maggie finds that working for the prime minister affords her a level of clearance she could never have… Shares Nazis, World War II, World War

The Machine Gunners Robert Westall · 1975 · ★ 3.5 · 187p · ≈ 6h · Moderate After an air raid, a group of English children find a German machine gun and hide it from adults who are looking for it. Shares World War II, World War, History

The Nightingale

The Nightingale Kristin Hannah · 2000 · ★ 4.6 · 592p · ≈ 19h · Moderate Despite their differences, sisters Vianne and Isabelle have always been close. Younger, bolder Isabelle lives in Paris while Vianne is content with life in the French countryside with her husband Antoine and their daughter. But when the Second World War strikes, Antoine is sent off to fight and Vianne finds herself isolated so Isabelle is sent by their father to help her. As the war… Shares Underground movements, World War II, World War, History

City of gold Len Deighton · 1992 · ★ 3.7 · 576p · ≈ 19h · Moderate Shares World War II, World War with this book.

Jackdaws

Jackdaws Ken Follett · 2001 · ★ 4.2 · 464p · ≈ 15h · Moderate D-Day is approaching. They don’t know where or when, but the Germans know it’ll be soon, and for Felicity “Flick” Clariet, the stakes have never been higher. A senior agent in the ranks of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) responsible for sabotage, Flick has survived to become one of Britain’s most effective operatives in Northern France. She knows that the Germans’ ability to thwart the… Shares Underground movements, World War II, Women, History

Der Vorleser Bernhard Schlink · 1995 · ★ 3.8 · 176p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Sie ist reizbar, rätselhaft und viel älter als er … und sie wird seine erste Leidenschaft. Sie hütet verzweifelt ein Geheimnis. Eines Tages ist sie spurlos verschwunden. Erst Jahre später sieht er sie wieder. Die fast kriminalistische Erforschung einer sonderbaren Liebe und bedrängenden Vergangenheit. Auf dem Nachhauseweg gerät der fünfzehnjährige Michael Berg in eine heikle Situation. Eine… Shares Nazis, World War II, World War, History

The Valhalla exchange Henry Patterson · 1976 · ★ 3.9 · 253p · ≈ 8h · Moderate One of the most intriguing war fiction ever written...the perfect blend of the gruesome realities of war and captivating fiction plot that takes you from the war ravaged Berlin to the serene Bavarian alps where another war is being fought...the war between humanitarian emotions and military discipline...two men Both of the same thoughts in opposite uniforms..the truth about how men in power use… Shares Nazis, World War II, World War

Ogniem i mieczem Henryk Sienkiewicz · 1890 · 779p · ≈ 25h · Demanding Goodwill in the seventeenth century Polish Commonwealth has been stretched thin due to the nobility’s perceived and real oppression of the less well-off members. When the situation reaches its inevitable breaking point, it sparks the taking up of arms by the Cossacks against the Polish nobility and a spiral of violence that engulfs the entire state. This background provides the canvas for vividly… Shares Poland, History

The Silence of Ghosts

The Silence of Ghosts Jonathan Aycliffe · 2013 · 202p · ≈ 6h · Moderate "Dominic Lancaster hoped to prove himself to his family by excelling in the Navy during World War II. Instead he is wounded while serving as a gunner and loses his leg. Still recovering from his wounds and the trauma of his amputation when the Blitz begins, Dominic finds himself shuffled off to the countryside by his family, along with his partially deaf sister, Octavia. The crumbling family… Shares World War II, World War

The life eaters David Brin · 2003 · ★ 1.0 · 144p · ≈ 4h · Light Roused by sorcery and a stench of holocaust, Norse gods have returned to the mortal plane, tilting the scales of World War II and cheating the allies of victory. Nearly a generation later the war still rages, this time in the jungles of Southeast Asia. The tide has been set for a final battle as a few heroes gather their courage - and their most advanced technology - for a final stand against the… Shares Nazis, World War II

I am Mary Dunne Brian Moore · 1966 · ★ 3.7 · 231p · ≈ 7h · Moderate From the award-winning author of 'The Colour of Blood', this is the story of Mary Dunne. Mary has had several past lives and more than one husband - her true nature is revealed in this brilliant exploration of female desire and sexuality. Shares New york, Women

The Lady of the Rivers

The Lady of the Rivers Philippa Gregory · 2011 · ★ 4.0 The Lady of the Rivers tells the story of Jacquetta, daughter of the Count of Luxembourg, and kinswoman to half the royalty of Europe, who was married to the great Englishman John, Duke of Bedford, uncle to Henry VI. Widowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her house­hold for love, and then carved out a life for herself as Queen Margaret of Anjou's… Shares History

Dead Men's Money Joseph Smith Fletcher · 1920 · ★ 3.7 · 212p · ≈ 7h · Moderate A mysterious one-eyed stranger, a midnight meeting at a lonely spot on the Scottish border, the secret password "Panama", and a corpse This is the situation Hugh Moneylaws, a young law clerk finds himself facing. Who murdered the man he was sent to meet, and why? With the only two men who knew the purpose of the meeting dead, it would seem a puzzle that would never be solved. Yet to save himself… Shares History

The Awful Secret

The Awful Secret Bernard Knight · 2006 · 356p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares History with this book.

London Belles

London Belles Annie Groves · 2010 Shares World War II, World War with this book.

Satanstoe ; or, The littlepage manuscripts, a tale of the colony James Fenimore Cooper · 1845 · 382p · ≈ 12h · Challenging Every chronicle of manners has a certain value. When customs are connected with principles, in their origin, development, or end, such records have a double importance; and it is because we think we see such a connection between the facts and incidents of the Littlepage Manuscripts, and certain important theories of our own time, that we give the former to the world. Shares New york, History

Horizon, a novel Helen MacInnes · 1946 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate A wartime story of conflicting emotions and loyalties. Some Tyrolean citizens, north and south, sick of being under Italian rule, look to the Nazi invasion as a liberation, their promises of freedom as something worth fighting for. Other wiser heads, including liberated POW Roy know the Nazi's treachery. Roy is holed up for 8 months in a family home as liaison between the local resistance and… Shares World War II, World War

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