Books like The only woman in the room by Marie Benedict

During World War II, a foster girl in Nazi Germany steals books to share with neighbors and a hidden Jewish man, proving literature’s power to nourish the soul amid darkness.

A 1930s wartime tale of a blind French girl and a German boy whose lives intersect in occupied France, weaving themes of survival, friendship, and the moral choices people make amid World War II.

Sisters Vianne and Isabelle are pulled into the turmoil of World War II, each forging a path of courage and resistance against the Nazi occupation of France.

An American college girl in 1947 discovers her belated quest to uncover the fate of her vanished French cousin during WWI, leading her to the shadowy Alice Network where a former spy haunted by betrayal seeks vengeance.

When a ten‑year‑old Sarah is seized in the 1942 Vel' d'Hiv’ roundup, her friend Julia, a journalist two decades later, discovers that the past still haunts their families and forces her to confront her own identity in post‑war France.

Two college friends discover that love can span continents and a decade when they reunite after life‑changing choices thrust them apart.

A Thread of Grace: The story of Italian citizens who saved the lives of 43,000 Jews during World War II’s final phase

In occupied Paris, architect Lucien Bernard designs covert shelters for Jews, risking death to protect them during World War II.

A post‑war Viennese drama that follows several exiles returning to a shattered city as Austria rebuilds its identity after the 1945 war.

A 1950s marriage evolves into 1970s independence as a woman confronts her identity, relationships, and the shifting roles of women in society.

We Were the Lucky Ones chronicles the 1939–1945 journey of the Kurc family, Polish Jews scattered across five continents as they fight to survive, reunite, and endure the Holocaust.

During World War II, British agent Maggie Hope infiltrates the White House as Winston Churchill’s typist, uncovering a murder mystery that threatens President Roosevelt and the Allied war effort.

447 pages : 24 cm

After World War II, OSS agents Cletus Frade and teammates protect a secret U.S. deal with Germany to uncover Soviet spies in the atomic bomb program.

Adam Miller's love affair with a Jewish woman in post-war Venice is threatened by the dark underbelly of the Occupation and the murky past of the city itself.

The daughter of formerly enslaved parents, Mary McLeod Bethune refuses to back down as white supremacists attempt to thwart her work. She marches on as an activist and an educator, and as her reputation grows she becomes a celebrity, revered by titans of business and recognized by U.S. Presidents. Eleanor Roosevelt herself is awestruck and eager to make her acquaintance. Initially drawn together because of their shared belief in women’s rights and the power of education, Mary and Eleanor become fast friends confiding their secrets, hopes and dreams—and holding each other’s hands through tragedy and triumph. When Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected president, the two women begin to collaborate more closely, particularly as Eleanor moves toward her own agenda separate from FDR, a consequence of the devastating discovery of her husband’s secret love affair. Eleanor becomes a controversial First Lady for her outspokenness, particularly on civil rights. And when she receives threats because of her strong ties to Mary, it only fuels the women’s desire to fight together for justice and equality.

Eileen Pollack recounts her journey from a 1960s/70s girl who dreamed of astrophysics to becoming one of Yale’s first female physics graduates, then explores why women and minorities are still underrepresented in STEM.