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Books Like Those Who Save Us

by Jenna Blum · about this book

Loved Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum? If its historical fiction, world war ii and dual timeline hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with All the Broken Places, The Nightingale 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 Those Who Save Us: Historical Fiction · World War II · Dual Timeline · Mother and Daughter · Female Lead

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   All the Broken Places

   John Boyne

   World War II · War and Its Aftermath · Secret Past · Dual Timeline · Historical Fiction

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   The Nightingale

   Kristin Hannah

   World War II · War Atrocities · War and Its Aftermath · Estranged Family · Historical Fiction

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   The Things We Cannot Say

   Kelly Rimmer

   Holocaust · World War II · Dual Timeline · War Atrocities · Multigenerational Family

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   The Complete Maus

   Art Spiegelman

   World War II · War Atrocities · Survivor's Guilt · Multigenerational Family · Historical Fiction

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   A Constellation of Vital Phenomena

   Anthony Marra

   War Atrocities · War and Its Aftermath · Survivor's Guilt · Haunting · Historical Fiction

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   The White Lady

   Jacqueline Winspear

   War and Its Aftermath · Secret Past · Survivor's Guilt · World War II · Historical Fiction

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   Night Watch

   Jayne Anne Phillips

   Mother and Daughter · War and Its Aftermath · Haunting · Historical Fiction · Character-Driven

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   The Diary of a Young Girl

   Anne Frank

   World War II · Haunting · Mother and Daughter · Survival Story · Emotional

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9. 

   The Bronze Horseman

   Paullina Simons

   World War II · Historical Fiction · War and Its Aftermath · Tragic · Survival Story

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10. 

    Nineteen Steps

    Millie Bobby Brown

    World War II · Survivor's Guilt · Historical Fiction · War and Its Aftermath · Tragic

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11. 

    The God of Endings

    Jacqueline Holland

    Multiple Timelines · Secret Past · Haunting · Survivor's Guilt · Historical Fiction

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12. 

    Black Cake

    Charmaine Wilkerson

    Estranged Family · Family Secrets · Dual Timeline · Secret Past · Multigenerational Family

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13. 

    Homecoming

    Kate Morton

    Dual Timeline · Family Secrets · Estranged Family · Multigenerational Family · Historical Fiction

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14. 

    Life After Life

    Kate Atkinson

    World War II · Multiple Timelines · War and Its Aftermath · Historical Fiction · Multigenerational Family

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15. 

    The Last Lifeboat

    Hazel Gaynor

    World War II · Survivor's Guilt · Historical Fiction · Mother and Daughter · Survival Story

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16. 

    The Echo of Old Books

    Barbara Davis

    Dual Timeline · Family Secrets · Tragic · Secret Past · Historical Fiction

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17. 

    Winter of the World

    Ken Follett

    World War II · War Atrocities · Historical Fiction · Multigenerational Family · War and Its Aftermath

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18. 

    The Seven Daughters of Dupree

    Nikesha Elise Williams

    Mother and Daughter · Family Secrets · Historical Fiction · Multigenerational Family · Dual Timeline

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19. 

    Human Acts

    Han Kang

    War Atrocities · Survivor's Guilt · Historical Fiction · Haunting · Emotional

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20. 

    And the Mountains Echoed

    Khaled Hosseini

    Estranged Family · Multiple Timelines · War and Its Aftermath · Multigenerational Family · Family Secrets

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