An intimate and devastating portrait of Romania during and after the Second World War, through the prism of a moving and utterly original friendship.Shortlisted for the 2012 Orange Prize.
Painter of Silence by Georgina Harding
Tag: WWII
The End of the Affair by Graham Greene
Set in London during and just after the Second World War, the novel examines the obsessions, jealousy and discernments within the relationships between three central characters: writer Maurice Bendrix; Sarah Miles; and her husband, civil servant Henry Miles.
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Memoirs of a Geisha is a historical novel by American author Arthur Golden, published in 1997. The novel, told in first person perspective, tells the fictional story of a geisha working in Kyoto, Japan, before and after World War II.
Jackdaws by Ken Follett
Jackdaws is a World War II spy thriller written by British novelist Ken Follett.
Jackdaws by Ken Follett
Jackdaws is a World War II spy thriller written by British novelist Ken Follett.
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a 2006 novel from the point of view of a young boy growing up in WWII in Berlin.
Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Berniéres
A novel set on the Greek island of Cephallonia during the Italian and German occupation of the Second World War.