Read-alikes and related books

Books like Great Circle

Across Nature & the Environment, Biographical, War & Military, and World War II — 24 books that belong on the same shelf as Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead.

Nature & the Environment Biographical War & Military World War II Coming of Age 20th Century Women Action & Adventure Historical Fiction

Top related books to Great Circle

Read-alikes chosen for how well they continue the mood, themes, and voice of Great Circle.

When We Were Young & Brave

Hazel Gaynor

Themes: Biographical • War & Military • World War II

White Elephant A Novel

Mako Idemitsu

Themes: Biographical • War & Military • World War II

A Gathering Storm

Rachel Hore

Themes: War & Military • World War II • Coming of Age

The Diamond Eye A Novel

Kate Quinn

Themes: Biographical • War & Military • World War II

The American Adventuress A Novel

C. W. Gortner

Themes: Biographical • War & Military • World War II

The Swiss Nurse

Mario Escobar

Themes: Biographical • War & Military • World War II

Angels of the Pacific A Novel of World War II

Elise Hooper

Themes: Biographical • War & Military • World War II

After Anne A Novel of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Life

Logan Steiner

Themes: Biographical • War & Military • World War II

Fast Girls A Novel of the 1936 Women’s Olympic Team

Elise Hooper

Themes: Biographical • War & Military • World War II

#10

The Queen’s Secret A Novel of England’s World War II Queen

Karen Harper

Themes: Biographical • War & Military • World War II

#11

Starring Adele Astaire A Novel

Eliza Knight

Themes: Biographical • War & Military • World War II

#12

The Diamond Eye

Kate Quinn

Themes: Biographical • War & Military • World War II

#13

The Last Light Over Oslo A Novel

Alix Rickloff

Themes: Biographical • War & Military • World War II

#14

The German House

Annette Hess

Themes: War & Military • World War II • Coming of Age

#15

The Tobacco Wives A Novel

Adele Myers

Themes: War & Military • World War II • Coming of Age

#16

Orphans of War

Leah Fleming

Themes: War & Military • World War II • Coming of Age

#17

The Last Queen A Novel of Courage and Resistance

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Themes: Biographical • World War II • Coming of Age

#18

All Our Shimmering Skies An Extraordinary Novel from the Beloved Bestselling Award Winning Author of BOY SWALLOWS UNIVERSE and LOLA in the MIRROR

Trent Dalton

Themes: War & Military • World War II • Coming of Age

#19

The Things We Cannot Say

Kelly Rimmer

Themes: War & Military • World War II • Coming of Age

#20

The Children’s Train A Novel

Viola Ardone

Themes: War & Military • World War II • Coming of Age

#21

The Secret Letter

Debbie Rix

Themes: War & Military • World War II • Coming of Age

#22

The German House A Novel

Annette Hess

Themes: War & Military • World War II • Coming of Age

#23

Sisters of the Resistance A Novel of Catherine Dior’s Paris Spy Network

Christine Wells

Themes: War & Military • World War II • Coming of Age

#24

The Tobacco Wives

Adele Myers

Themes: War & Military • World War II • Coming of Age

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Nature & the Environment, Biographical, War & Military — the same threads that run through Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead. Among the authors featured: Hazel Gaynor, Mako Idemitsu, Rachel Hore, Kate Quinn, and others.