The Nightingale

Kristin Hannah

From Shelf: On the effect of war

Two sisters. One must be brave. One should be afraid. A heartbreaking, endlessly compelling work of historical fiction from Kristin Hannah, author of The Women.

The Bestselling Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick'One of the greatest storytellers of our time' - Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads SingSoon to be a major motion picture, The Nightingale has captured the hearts of millions of readers becoming a number one bestseller across the world. It is a heart-breakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the endurance of women.'I always thought it was what I wanted: to be loved and admired. Now I think perhaps I'd like to be known'This story is about what it was like to be a woman during World War II, when women's stories were all too often forgotten or overlooked . . . Vianne and Isabelle Mauriac are two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals and passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path towards survival, love and freedom in war-torn France.It is a novel for everyone, a novel for a lifetime.'A rich, compelling novel of love, sacrifice and survival' - Kate Morton, author of Homecoming'Movingly written and plotted with the heartless skill of a Greek tragedy, you'll keep turning the pages until the last racking sob' - Daily Mail'I loved The Nightingale . . . great characters, great plots, great emotions, who could ask for more in a novel?' - Isabel Allende, bestselling author of The House of the Spirits'A griping tale of family, love, grief and forgiveness' - Sunday ExpressThe Nightingale has sold more than 4 million copies globally, TIME, February 2021