**A #1 New York Times bestseller, Wall Street Journal Best Book of
the Year, and soon to be a major motion picture, this unforgettable
novel of love and strength in the face of war has enthralled a
generation.
**
France, 1939 - In the quiet village of Carriveau, Vianne Mauriac says
goodbye to her husband, Antoine, as he heads for the Front. She doesn't
believe that the Nazis will invade France ... but invade they do, in
droves of marching soldiers, in caravans of trucks and tanks, in planes
that fill the skies and drop bombs upon the innocent. When a German
captain requisitions Vianne's home, she and her daughter must live with
the enemy or lose everything. Without food or money or hope, as danger
escalates all around them, she is forced to make one impossible choice
after another to keep her family alive.
Vianne's sister, Isabelle, is a rebellious eighteen-year-old girl,
searching for purpose with all the reckless passion of youth. While
thousands of Parisians march into the unknown terrors of war, she meets
Gäetan, a partisan who believes the French can fight the Nazis from
within France, and she falls in love as only the young can ...
completely. But when he betrays her, Isabelle joins the Resistance and
never looks back, risking her life time and again to save others.
With courage, grace, and powerful insight, bestselling author Kristin
Hannah captures the epic panorama of World War II and illuminates an
intimate part of history seldom seen: the women's war. The Nightingale
tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by
ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous
path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn
France--a heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience
of the human spirit and the durability of women. It is a novel for
everyone, a novel for a lifetime.
Goodreads Best Historical Novel of the Year - People's Choice Favorite
Fiction Winner - #1 Indie Next Selection - A Buzzfeed and The Week
Best Book of the Year
Praise for The Nightingale:
"Haunting, action-packed, and compelling." --Christina Baker Kline,
#1 New York Times bestselling author
"Absolutely riveting!...Read this book." --Dr. Miriam Klein
Kassenoff, Director of the University of Miami Holocaust Teacher
Institute
"Beautifully written and richly evocative." --Sara Gruen, #1 New
York Times bestselling author
"A hauntingly rich WWII novel about courage, brutality, love,
survival--and the essence of what makes us human." --Family Circle
"A heart-pounding story." --USA Today
"An enormous story. Richly satisfying. I loved it." --Anne Rice
"A respectful and absorbing page-turner." --Kirkus Reviews
"Tender, compelling...a satisfying slice of life in Nazi-occupied
France." --Jewish Book Council
"Expect to devour The Nightingale in as few sittings as possible; the
high-stakes plot and lovable characters won't allow any rest until
all of their fates are known." --Shelf Awareness
"I loved The Nightingale." --Lisa See, #1 New York Times
bestselling author
"Powerful...an unforgettable portrait of love and war." --People
