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Kristin Hannah Readalikes

If you’re drawn to Kristin Hannah’s blend of heartfelt family drama, strong women overcoming adversity, and richly detailed historical settings, these novels are perfect reads for you.

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  • In 1939 Paris, newlywed Ruby’s dreams fade as war fractures her marriage. Eleven-year-old Charlotte faces growing horrors as a Jewish girl under Nazi rule. British pilot Thomas, grieving his mother, finds new purpose in occupied Paris. When their…
    Book, 2018New York, NY : Gallery Books, 2018.
  • As Saigon falls in 1975, photojournalist Helen Adams and her lover Linh flee the collapsing city. Their escape recalls twelve years of love, loss, and conflict shaped by their ties to Sam Darrow, Helen’s former lover and Linh’s friend.
    Book, 2010New York : St. Martin's Press, c2010.
  • Inspired by a true World War II heroine, Lilac Girls follows three women: New York socialite Caroline, Polish teenager Kasia, and German doctor Herta, whose lives collide amid love, secrets, and the horrors of Ravensbrück. Across continents, their…
    Book, 2016New York : Ballantine Books, 2016, ©2016.
  • In 1936 Paris, Nancy Wake becomes a French Resistance hero known as “The White Mouse.” With multiple identities, she risks everything to fight the Nazis, putting herself and loved ones in grave danger as liberation nears.
    Book, 2020New York : Doubleday, [2020]
  • Korea, 1943. Hana, a brave haenyeo diver, is captured by a Japanese soldier while protecting her sister and forced into a military brothel in Manchuria. South Korea, 2011. Emi has spent decades burying the past, but to find peace, she must face the…
    Book, 2018New York, New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2018]
  • In 1942, Lale Sokolov, a Slovakian Jew, is sent to Auschwitz and becomes the camp’s tattooist. Amidst horror, he uses his position and risks his life to help others survive. When he meets Gita, a fellow prisoner, he vows to survive and one day marry…
    Book, 2018New York, New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]
  • During WWI, Emily Bryce falls for an Australian pilot and is left pregnant after his death. Posing as a war widow, she joins the Women’s Land Army and discovers herbalist journals that help her heal and shape a new future.
    Book, 2019Seattle : Lake Union Publishing, [2019]
  • Tara Westover was 17 when she first entered a classroom. Raised by survivalists in Idaho, she never saw a doctor and was isolated from society. With no formal education, she self-taught enough to attend Brigham Young University, then studied history…
    Book, 2018Toronto, Ontario : HarperCollins, 2018
  • Tess leaves London’s Jamaican diaspora for the English countryside, feeling out of place. The birth of their twins, one black presenting, and one white, shakes the family, stirring questions of belonging. While Tess longs for her past life, Richard…
    Book, 2024New York : Henry Holt and Company, [2024]
  • After Pearl Harbor is attacked, Audrey Parker and her friend Lizzie enlist as Army flight nurses. Risking their lives on daring missions, they join a brave group of women, “the Flying Angels", who rescue wounded soldiers from the front lines.…
    Book, 2021New York : Delacorte Press, [2021]
  • In 1963 Saigon, two American wives form a wary bond. Tricia, a naïve newlywed, and Charlene, a seasoned hostess on a mission to help others. After Tricia’s miscarriage, Charlene pulls her into a circle of American women offering charity across the…
    Book, 2023New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [2023]