Fiction Set in 1940s

1.
Born of Gilded Mountains
Born of Gilded Mountains 4.21 avg rating — 1,090 ratings
2.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 3,059,089 ratings
3.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 4.19 avg rating — 793,962 ratings
4.
All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See 4.31 avg rating — 1,904,559 ratings
5.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,802,155 ratings
6.
Number the Stars
Number the Stars 4.19 avg rating — 608,414 ratings
7.
A Town Like Alice
A Town Like Alice 4.15 avg rating — 60,761 ratings
8.
Charlotte Gray
Charlotte Gray 3.83 avg rating — 12,635 ratings
9.
Shanghai Girls
Shanghai Girls
by: Lisa See
3.92 avg rating — 160,770 ratings
10.
The Alice Network
The Alice Network 4.32 avg rating — 593,022 ratings
11.
Suite Française
Suite Française 3.86 avg rating — 77,018 ratings
12.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 4.16 avg rating — 933,578 ratings
13.
Surviving The Forest
Surviving The Forest 4.22 avg rating — 5,295 ratings
14.
Cry, The Beloved Country: A Story of Comfort in Desolation
Cry, The Beloved Country: A Story of Comfort in Desolation 3.92 avg rating — 78,544 ratings
15.
City of Women
City of Women 3.79 avg rating — 18,020 ratings
16.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 1,336,828 ratings
17.
Early Sunday Morning: the Pearl Harbor Diary of Amber Billows, Hawaii, 1941
Early Sunday Morning: the Pearl Harbor Diary of Amber Billows, Hawaii, 1941 3.85 avg rating — 3,897 ratings
17.
Cold Comfort Farm
Cold Comfort Farm 3.88 avg rating — 53,852 ratings
19.
Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1)
Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 125,852 ratings
20.
King Rat (Asian Saga, #4)
King Rat (Asian Saga, #4) 4.19 avg rating — 43,415 ratings
21.
The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)
The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 1,119,036 ratings
22.
The Glovemaker’s War
The Glovemaker’s War 4.14 avg rating — 36 ratings
23.
At the Water's Edge
At the Water's Edge 3.68 avg rating — 83,965 ratings
24.
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet 4.05 avg rating — 311,640 ratings
25.
Paris in April
Paris in April 3.35 avg rating — 17 ratings
26.
The Night Watch
The Night Watch 3.71 avg rating — 32,758 ratings
26.
The Charioteer
The Charioteer 4.12 avg rating — 6,415 ratings
26.
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 650,952 ratings
29.
The Siege (The Siege, #1)
The Siege (The Siege, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 6,883 ratings
29.
Everyone Brave Is Forgiven
Everyone Brave Is Forgiven 3.75 avg rating — 45,166 ratings
29.
The English Patient
The English Patient 3.86 avg rating — 137,380 ratings
32.
Night Falls On The City: The Lost Masterpiece of Wartime Vienna
Night Falls On The City: The Lost Masterpiece of Wartime Vienna 4.03 avg rating — 315 ratings
33.
The Golden Hour
The Golden Hour 3.63 avg rating — 1,168 ratings
33.
The Huntress
The Huntress 4.30 avg rating — 199,906 ratings
35.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,324 ratings
35.
The Golden Hour
The Golden Hour 3.77 avg rating — 21,778 ratings
35.
The Taster
The Taster 4.01 avg rating — 17,892 ratings
38.
When the Emperor Was Divine
When the Emperor Was Divine 3.81 avg rating — 29,658 ratings
39.
The Thin Red Line
The Thin Red Line really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14,270 ratings
40.
Purge
Purge 3.91 avg rating — 20,150 ratings
41.
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
Beneath a Scarlet Sky 4.43 avg rating — 374,056 ratings
42.
Cilka's Journey (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #2)
Cilka's Journey (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #2) 4.40 avg rating — 208,318 ratings
43.
Night
Night 4.38 avg rating — 1,334,194 ratings
44.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,802,155 ratings
45.
Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two
Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 3.92 avg rating — 17,900 ratings
46.
Dragonfly
Dragonfly 4.32 avg rating — 12,514 ratings
47.
Danger in the Darkest Hour (Magic Tree House Super Edition #1)
Danger in the Darkest Hour (Magic Tree House Super Edition #1) 4.31 avg rating — 1,507 ratings
48.
Eye of the Needle
Eye of the Needle 4.21 avg rating — 165,984 ratings
49.
Morning Glory
Morning Glory 4.27 avg rating — 16,330 ratings
49.
Pied Piper
Pied Piper 4.27 avg rating — 5,143 ratings
49.
Milkweed
Milkweed 4.02 avg rating — 31,287 ratings
49.
Pieces of Wood
Pieces of Wood 4.54 avg rating — 13 ratings
49.
They Called Him Marvin
They Called Him Marvin 4.44 avg rating — 117 ratings
49.
The Other World (Doc Savage, #29)
The Other World (Doc Savage, #29) 3.69 avg rating — 141 ratings
49.
Wingmen
Wingmen 4.38 avg rating — 365 ratings
49.
The Kinship Of Secrets
The Kinship Of Secrets 3.77 avg rating — 2,356 ratings
49.
Sisters in Arms
Sisters in Arms 3.73 avg rating — 7,646 ratings
49.
In the Warsaw Ghetto
In the Warsaw Ghetto 4.08 avg rating — 166 ratings
59.
The Railwayman's Wife
The Railwayman's Wife 3.41 avg rating — 2,335 ratings
59.
A Faraway Island (A Faraway Island #1)
A Faraway Island (A Faraway Island #1) 3.96 avg rating — 3,544 ratings
59.
My Secret War: The World War II Diary of Madeline Beck, Long Island, New York 1941
My Secret War: The World War II Diary of Madeline Beck, Long Island, New York 1941 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,436 ratings
59.
2666
2666 4.21 avg rating — 46,698 ratings
59.
The Angry Ghost (Doc Savage, #86)
The Angry Ghost (Doc Savage, #86) 3.59 avg rating — 115 ratings
59.
Angels of the Pacific
Angels of the Pacific 4.23 avg rating — 4,250 ratings
65.
The Lily Pond (A Faraway Island #2)
The Lily Pond (A Faraway Island #2) 3.95 avg rating — 1,769 ratings
65.
In My Enemy's House
In My Enemy's House 3.96 avg rating — 611 ratings
65.
The Invisible Bridge
The Invisible Bridge 4.18 avg rating — 53,715 ratings
65.
The Spotted Men (Doc Savage, #87)
The Spotted Men (Doc Savage, #87) 3.60 avg rating — 99 ratings
65.
The Song of the Jade Lily
The Song of the Jade Lily 4.16 avg rating — 9,314 ratings
65.
The Zone of Interest
The Zone of Interest 3.69 avg rating — 10,057 ratings
71.
Deep Sea (Faraway Island Series)
Deep Sea (Faraway Island Series) 4.06 avg rating — 1,319 ratings
71.
Fugitive Pieces
Fugitive Pieces 3.92 avg rating — 17,135 ratings
71.
The Stranger
The Stranger 3.55 avg rating — 477 ratings
71.
The FitzOsbornes at War
The FitzOsbornes at War 4.20 avg rating — 2,228 ratings
71.
The Evil Gnome (Doc Savage, #82)
The Evil Gnome (Doc Savage, #82) 3.68 avg rating — 88 ratings
71.
Atonement
Atonement 3.95 avg rating — 551,968 ratings
77.
The Life of Objects
The Life of Objects 3.35 avg rating — 1,317 ratings
77.
Into The Unknown
Into The Unknown 4.18 avg rating — 207 ratings
77.
Fatelessness
Fatelessness 4.08 avg rating — 13,039 ratings
77.
The Boss of Terror (Doc Savage, #85)
The Boss of Terror (Doc Savage, #85) 3.71 avg rating — 131 ratings
77.
Mercury Pictures Presents
Mercury Pictures Presents 3.67 avg rating — 12,590 ratings
82.
The Bronze Horseman (The Bronze Horseman, #1)
The Bronze Horseman (The Bronze Horseman, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 92,483 ratings
82.
Stones from the River (Burgdorf Cycle, #1)
Stones from the River (Burgdorf Cycle, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 96,151 ratings
82.
The Awful Egg (Doc Savage #92)
The Awful Egg (Doc Savage #92) 3.67 avg rating — 97 ratings
82.
The War in Venice
The War in Venice 4.17 avg rating — 23 ratings
86.
Black Rain
Black Rain 3.99 avg rating — 4,436 ratings
86.
The Constant Soldier
The Constant Soldier 4.25 avg rating — 809 ratings
86.
The Flying Goblin (Doc Savage #90)
The Flying Goblin (Doc Savage #90) 3.61 avg rating — 95 ratings
86.
The Road Beyond Ruin
The Road Beyond Ruin 4.06 avg rating — 15,000 ratings
90.
The Kingdom of the Air
The Kingdom of the Air 4.27 avg rating — 30 ratings
90.
Tunnel Terror (Doc Savage, #93)
Tunnel Terror (Doc Savage, #93) 3.75 avg rating — 105 ratings
90.
Code Name Butterfly
Code Name Butterfly 4.07 avg rating — 1,305 ratings
93.
The True Story of Hansel and Gretel
The True Story of Hansel and Gretel 4.03 avg rating — 14,475 ratings
93.
Flame in the Night: A Novel of World War II France
Flame in the Night: A Novel of World War II France 3.76 avg rating — 51 ratings
93.
The Traitor
The Traitor 4.09 avg rating — 2,292 ratings
93.
The Purple Dragon (Doc Savage #91)
The Purple Dragon (Doc Savage #91) 3.60 avg rating — 94 ratings
97.
Small Island
Small Island 4.01 avg rating — 37,170 ratings
97.
Devils of the Deep
Devils of the Deep 3.88 avg rating — 24 ratings
97.
The Last Lifeboat
The Last Lifeboat 4.33 avg rating — 9,145 ratings
97.
Beyond That, the Sea
Beyond That, the Sea 4.22 avg rating — 48,885 ratings
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