Books like The Fountains of Silence
12 books with a reading profile close to The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys. Balanced in tone; an easy read.
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1
The Things We Cannot Say
by Kelly Rimmer
history, narrative
The story follows Alice Walsh, a mother managing her son’s autism, as she travels to Poland to uncover her dying grandmother Hanna's past.
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2
Looking for Jane
history, narrative
Set against the backdrop of Toronto from the 1970s to the 2010s, this novel follows three women linked by a clandestine network providing illegal abortions.
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3
The Book of Lost Names
history, narrative
In 1942, Eva Traube flees Paris for a mountain town near the Swiss border after the authorities arrest her father.
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4
The 57 Bus
history, narrative
In 2013, a high school student named Sasha was asleep on the 57 bus in Oakland, California, when Richard Thomas, another teenager, set Sasha’s skirt on fire.
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5
The Paris Daughter
history, narrative
In 1939 Paris, Elise Duval and Juliette Foulon are friends and mothers whose lives fracture when the German occupation begins.
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6
Orphan Train
history, narrative
In 1929, an Irish immigrant named Niamh is sent from New York City to the Midwest on an orphan train, a program meant to relocate displaced children to rural homes.
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7
The Personal Librarian
history, narrative
In the early twentieth century, Belle da Costa Greene serves as the personal librarian to financier J.P.
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8
Out of the Easy
by Ruta Sepetys
history, narrative
Set in 1950 New Orleans, the story follows Josie Moraine, the daughter of a French Quarter prostitute.
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9
The Briar Club
by Kate Quinn
history, narrative
In 1950s Washington, D.C., Grace March moves into Briarwood House, a female-only boarding establishment during the height of the Red Scare.
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10
Sarah's Key
history, narrative
In July 1942, ten-year-old Sarah Starzynski hides her younger brother in a bedroom cupboard to protect him from the French police during the Vel' d'Hiv Roundup.
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11
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
history, narrative
Set in Italy during the final years of World War II, the story follows Pino Lella, a teenager who becomes an underground operative helping Jews escape across the Alps.
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12
The Spectacular
by Fiona Davis
history, narrative
Set in 1950s Manhattan, the narrative follows Marion Brooks, a young woman who defies her father’s expectations by auditioning for the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes.
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