The Nightingale is a historical fiction novel written by bestselling author Kristin Hannah. It’s set to be made into a major motion picture and was a multi-million copy bestseller across the world. The book was also selected as a Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick.
The Book of Lost Names is a 20th century historical fiction novel by Kristin Harmel, released in 2021.
After reading and enjoying The Berlin Zookeeper and The Night Train to Berlin recently, I decided to read another WW2 novel.
Yours Cheerfully is the second novel in the Emmy Lake series, written by AJ Pearce and published in 2021. I enjoyed the first book in the series, Dear Mrs Bird, which was AJ Pearce’s debut novel. Dear Mrs Bird was shortlisted for Debut of the Year at the 2019 British Book Awards and was also …
The Paris Library is a novel by Janet Skeslien Charles, released in 2021. It was a Richard and Judy book club pick and a New York Times bestseller.
I love historical fiction and have read a lot of books set in the 20th century. I particularly enjoy WW2 fiction, and I’ve read a quite a few about occupied France and enjoyed them all.
Dear Mrs Bird is the debut novel by AJ Pearce, published in 2018 . It was shortlisted for Debut of the Year at the 2019 British Book Awards and was also a Richard & Judy Book Club pick.
The Frequency of Us is the third novel by Keith Stuart, published in 2021. His debut novel, A Boy Made Of Blocks, was selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club and sold over 200,000 copies.
Still Life is a historical fiction novel by Sarah Winman, published in 2021. Sarah Winman is the New York Times bestselling author of Tin Man and When God Was A Rabbit. Still Life has received such great reviews and has featured on several 2021 ‘best books’ lists. It was also shortlisted for the Women’s Prize …
The Girl In The Striped Dress was written by Ellie Midwood and published in 2021. The book is based on the real-life story of Helena Citrónová, an Auschwitz inmate who fell in love with and subsequently married, an SS guard.
The Memory Box is a novel by bestselling author Kathryn Hughes, published in 2021.
I’ve read a couple of Kathryn Hughes’ novels before and I’ve always enjoyed them. The Letter was a particular favourite. I therefore jumped at the chance of receiving an advanced copy of The Memory Box.
The Clockmaker’s Wife is Daisy Wood’s debut adult fiction novel, published in 2021.
I’ve read a lot of WW2 fiction recently, but most of them have been based overseas. I’ve recently read Daughters Of The Resistance which was based in Ukraine and The Yellow Bird Sings which was based in Poland. The Berlin Zookeeper was, unsurprisingly, based in Berlin whereas The Book Of Lost Names was based in Paris.