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Books Like Birdsong

by Sebastian Faulks · about this book

Loved Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks? If its historical fiction, literary fiction and world war i hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with The Nightingale, Fall of Giants and The Song of Achilles. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside Birdsong: Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · World War I · Dual Timeline · Romance

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   The Nightingale

   Kristin Hannah

   War Trauma · War Zone · Dual Timeline · War and Its Aftermath · Tragic

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   Fall of Giants

   Ken Follett

   World War I · War Zone · War and Its Aftermath · Historical Fiction · Forbidden Love

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   The Song of Achilles

   Madeline Miller

   War Zone · Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Soldiers and Warfare · Forbidden Love

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   Atonement

   Ian McEwan

   War Zone · Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Tragic · Forbidden Love

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5. 

   Divine Rivals

   Rebecca Ross

   World War I · War Zone · War and Its Aftermath · Lyrical Prose · Soldiers and Warfare

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6. 

   The Bookbinder

   Pip Williams

   World War I · War and Its Aftermath · Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Lyrical Prose

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7. 

   All the Broken Places

   John Boyne

   Dual Timeline · Tragic · War and Its Aftermath · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction

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8. 

   Night Watch

   Jayne Anne Phillips

   War Trauma · Literary Fiction · War and Its Aftermath · Historical Fiction · Lyrical Prose

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9. 

   The Bronze Horseman

   Paullina Simons

   War Zone · Tragic · War and Its Aftermath · Historical Fiction · Forbidden Love

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10. 

    Life After Life

    Kate Atkinson

    War Zone · War and Its Aftermath · World War I · Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction

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11. 

    The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

    V.E. Schwab

    Dual Timeline · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Lyrical Prose · Forbidden Love

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12. 

    Almost Life

    Kiran Millwood Hargrave

    Literary Fiction · Lyrical Prose · Dual Timeline · Historical Fiction · Forbidden Love

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13. 

    The Kingdoms

    Natasha Pulley

    Historical Fiction · Soldiers and Warfare · Forbidden Love · Literary Fiction · Lyrical Prose

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14. 

    Menewood

    Nicola Griffith

    War Zone · Literary Fiction · Lyrical Prose · Historical Fiction · Soldiers and Warfare

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15. 

    A Far Better Thing

    H.G. Parry

    Tragic · Historical Fiction · Lyrical Prose · Literary Fiction · Character-Driven

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16. 

    A Constellation of Vital Phenomena

    Anthony Marra

    Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Tragic · War and Its Aftermath · War Zone

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17. 

    Matterhorn

    Karl Marlantes

    War Trauma · War and Its Aftermath · Tragic · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction

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18. 

    The Echo of Old Books

    Barbara Davis

    Dual Timeline · Tragic · Historical Fiction · Forbidden Love · Character-Driven

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19. 

    Manacled

    SenLinYu

    Dual Timeline · War and Its Aftermath · Tragic · Forbidden Love · Soldiers and Warfare

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20. 

    The White Lady

    Jacqueline Winspear

    War Trauma · Dual Timeline · World War I · War and Its Aftermath · Historical Fiction

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