Best Historical fiction about WW II and the years leading up to it.
/As the author of 2 award-winning books about W.W. II, (LIFE IN A JAR: THE IRENA SENDLER PROJECT and BEFORE THE COURT OF HEAVEN), I’d like to share my recommendations for other books about the war and the Holocaust, that are well written. These works inspired and informed me.
Each, in their own way, are visceral depictions of a critical time in history – seen through the eyes of ordinary people living in extraordinary times. These characters live in their eternal present, and we understand character during that time, not just the plot. I truly believe this helps us make critical choices in our extraordinary time.
Suite Francaise – Irene Nemirovsky
In the Garden of Beasts - Erik Larson
The Invisible Bridge - Julie Orringer
The Holocaust by Bullets - Fr. Patrick Desbois
Skeletons at the Feast – Chris Bohjalian
Any Book by Alan Furst: A Hero of France, Mission to Paris, Spies of Warsaw
Once We Were Brothers - Ronald Balson
A Thread of Grace - Mary Doria Russell
The Sandcastle Girls - Chris Bohjalian
The Muralist - Barbara A. Shapiro
Every Man Dies Alone - Hans Fallada
The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah
