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Recommendation RequestLooking for books about WWII from women's perspective
I love historical books (both fiction and non-fiction) and an era that specifically interests me is the Second World War. Due to the 80th anniversary of the D-Day there's a lot of coverage in the news etc. but these stories are, unsurprisingly, all about the soldiers.
I'm much more curious about how women (and civilians as a whole) managed during this time and what it was like to live during the war, without fighting in it.
I enjoyed The Women in the Castle and The Nightingale but am now looking for more. Please recommend! Doesn't have to be written by women, about women, though those would be great :)
ETA: So many already, thanks so much everyone! I sure know what I'll be doing this summer lol!
I second "Woman of No Importance." There's a novel that also goes into Hall's story: "Invisible Woman" by Erika Robuck. She also wrote "Sisters of Night and Fog" that describes the Ravensbruck concentration camp. Kate Quinn has written several female-centric novels of WWII based on historical events and people: The Rose Code, The Alice Network, the Hunter and The Diamond Eye.
My mother is a big WWII fan and she loves Helen MacInnes's espionage books (her husband worked for MI6), many of which take place during WWII (her favorite is While Still We Live, written during the war, about the invasion of Poland).
I adore Kate Quinn's books! The Huntress was my favorite (it has a nice Sapphic love). The Diamond Eye was thrilling as well.