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Readers who finished The Ghost Road by Pat Barker and wanted more will find 24 strong picks here, all connected by World War I, War & Military, 20th Century, and Literary.

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Mrs Dalloway — Virginia Woolf

Themes: World War I • War & Military • 20th Century

The German Woman — Paul Griner

The German Woman

Themes: World War I • War & Military • 20th Century

All Quiet on the Western Front — Erich Maria Remarque

All Quiet on the Western Front

Erich Maria Remarque

Themes: World War I • War & Military • 20th Century

Remember Ben Clayton A Novel — Stephen Harrigan

Remember Ben Clayton A Novel

Stephen Harrigan

Themes: World War I • War & Military • 20th Century

Zennor in Darkness — Helen Dunmore

Zennor in Darkness

Themes: World War I • War & Military • 20th Century

Switchboard Soldiers A Novel — Jennifer Chiaverini

Switchboard Soldiers A Novel

Jennifer Chiaverini

Themes: World War I • War & Military • 20th Century

The Winter Soldier — Daniel Mason

The Winter Soldier

Themes: World War I • War & Military • 20th Century

Wake A Novel — Anna Hope

Themes: World War I • War & Military • 20th Century

The Red Collar — Jean-Christophe Rufin

Jean-Christophe Rufin

Themes: World War I • War & Military • 20th Century

Regeneration — Pat Barker

Themes: World War I • War & Military • 20th Century

A Farewell to Arms The Hemingway Library Edition — Ernest Hemingway

A Farewell to Arms The Hemingway Library Edition

Ernest Hemingway

Themes: World War I • War & Military • 20th Century

The Porcelain Moon A Novel of France, the Great War, and Forbidden Love — Janie Chang

The Porcelain Moon A Novel of France, the Great War, and Forbidden Love

Themes: World War I • War & Military • 20th Century

Parade’s End — Ford Madox Ford

Ford Madox Ford

Themes: World War I • War & Military • 20th Century

At Night All Blood Is Black A Novel — David Diop

At Night All Blood Is Black A Novel

Themes: World War I • War & Military • 20th Century

A Very Long Engagement — S’Bastien Japrisot

A Very Long Engagement — S’Bastien Japrisot

S'Bastien Japrisot

Themes: World War I • War & Military • 20th Century

The Alice Network — Kate Quinn

The Alice Network

Themes: World War I • War & Military • 20th Century

The Sojourn — Andrew Krivak

Themes: World War I • War & Military • 20th Century

Foreign Seed — Allison Alsup

Themes: World War I • War & Military • 20th Century

Glory A Story of Gallipoli — Rachel Billington

Glory A Story of Gallipoli

Rachel Billington

Themes: World War I • War & Military • 20th Century

Greenmantle — John Buchan

Themes: World War I • War & Military • 20th Century

The Fires of Autumn — Irène Némirovsky

The Fires of Autumn — Irène Némirovsky

Irene Nemirovsky

Themes: World War I • War & Military • 20th Century

Mr. Standfast — John Buchan

Themes: World War I • War & Military • 20th Century

While the Gods Were Sleeping — Erwin Mortier

While the Gods Were Sleeping

Themes: World War I • War & Military • 20th Century

Elusive Dawn — Gabriele Wills

Themes: World War I • War & Military • 20th Century

If The Ghost Road by Pat Barker is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by World War I, War & Military, 20th Century and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by Virginia Woolf, Paul Griner, Erich Maria Remarque, Stephen Harrigan, and others.

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