Books Like Lilac Girls

by Martha Hall Kelly · about this book

Loved Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly? If its historical fiction, female lead and world war ii hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with The Nightingale, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena and The Things We Cannot Say. 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 Lilac Girls: Historical Fiction · Female Lead · World War II · Multiple POV · War Atrocities

The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah

War Atrocities · World War II · War Trauma · Tragic · Historical Fiction

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A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
Anthony Marra

War Atrocities · Tragic · Survivor's Guilt · Historical Fiction · Multiple POV

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The Things We Cannot Say
Kelly Rimmer

Holocaust · World War II · War Atrocities · Historical Fiction · Emotional

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The Complete Maus
Art Spiegelman

War Atrocities · World War II · Tragic · Survivor's Guilt · Historical Fiction

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Winter of the World
Ken Follett

World War II · War Atrocities · Historical Fiction · Multiple POV · Ensemble Cast

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Human Acts
Han Kang

War Atrocities · Tragic · Historical Fiction · Survivor's Guilt · Multiple POV

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All the Broken Places
John Boyne

World War II · Historical Fiction · Tragic · Survivor's Guilt · Emotional

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Nineteen Steps
Millie Bobby Brown

World War II · Survivor's Guilt · Historical Fiction · Tragic · Emotional

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The Room on Rue Amelie
Kristin Harmel

World War II · Historical Fiction · Female Friendship · Emotional · Multiple POV

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Atonement
Ian McEwan

World War II · Tragic · Survivor's Guilt · Historical Fiction · Emotional

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The Poppy War
R.F. Kuang

War Atrocities · War Trauma · Emotional · Female Lead · Historical Fiction

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All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr

World War II · Tragic · Historical Fiction · Multiple POV · Emotional

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The Last Lifeboat
Hazel Gaynor

World War II · Survivor's Guilt · Historical Fiction · Emotional · Multiple POV

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The Last Rose of Shanghai
Weina Dai Randel

World War II · War Atrocities · Historical Fiction · Tragic · Emotional

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The Book Thief
Markus Zusak

World War II · Tragic · Historical Fiction · Emotional · Female Lead

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The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank

World War II · Tragic · Emotional · Female Lead · Historical Fiction

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The Radium Girls
Kate Moore

Tragic · Female Friendship · Ensemble Cast · Emotional · Female Lead

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A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens

Prison · Tragic · Historical Fiction · Ensemble Cast · Emotional

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The Bronze Horseman
Paullina Simons

World War II · Historical Fiction · Tragic · Emotional · Female Lead

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The Librarian Spy
Madeline Martin

World War II · Historical Fiction · Female Friendship · Female Lead · Multiple POV

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