1. As Little As Nothing

(ECW PRESS) BY PAMELA MULLOY, $23

On the eve of the Second World War, a woman learns to fly—both literally and figuratively—to rise above her circumstances.

2. That Summer in Berlin

(BERKLEY) BY LECIA CORNWALL, $23

A debutante-turned-spy finds danger and romance in 1936 Berlin.

3. The Night Travelers

(ATRIA) BY ARMANDO LUCAS CORREA, $36

The threads of love and war bind four generations of women in this sweeping novel.

4. The Lindbergh Nanny

(MINOTAUR) BY MARIAH FREDERICKS, $37

A blend of fact and fiction that focuses on the young woman who cared for Charles Lindbergh, Jr.

5. The Night Ship

(ATRIA) BY JESS KIDD, $37

Dual narratives 300 years apart tell the tale of a boy, a girl and a shipwreck in this acclaimed author’s latest.

6. The White Hare

(SIMON & SCHUSTER CANADA) BY JANE JOHNSON, $25

A mother and daughter forge a new life in a magical, mysterious English village.

7. The Seamstress of Sardinia

(HARPER PERENNIAL) BY BIANCA PITZORNO, $21

The secrets and desires of a small Italian village seen through the eyes of a young seamstress with dreams of her own.

8. The Italian Girls

(HACHETTE) BY DEBBIE RIX, $17

Two women bond in the midst of the Second World War as they try to protect the ones they love.