The Nightingale
By Kristin Hannah
- Release Date: 2015-02-03
- Genre: Historical Fiction
Description
A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK
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.
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
Reviews
The Nightengale
5By Colleyville NanaWell done. Painted a vivid picture of the Holocaust.Amazing
5By D-Fresh324One of the best books I’ve ever read. I was hooked from start to finish—the characters were rich, layered, and completely three-dimensional, and the setting was beautifully crafted. This book did something no other book has ever done—it genuinely moved me and left me choked up by the end. Truly fantastic. If you’re a fan of World War II stories, you’ll love this. It beautifully highlights the strength, courage, and heroism of women during the war—absolutely amazing This is in my top 3 books of all timeExcellent
5By denisekmoeCouldn’t put it down. One of the best!Spellbinding
5By lleno222The characters and descriptive scenery draw the reader right into the midst of the story. Knowing that one of the heroines realized her dream of being loved while not living to fully embrace it, was heart wrenching. I cried like a baby toward the end. Lovely vacation read!Best book I’ve ever read
5By BooSooNayTruly eye opening, touching, and heartbreaking… and beautifully written.Just wow
5By Colleen85928592This book was fantastic and had me so emotionally invested. I couldn’t recommend it more.The Nightingale
5By follow .f1g.1 on tiktok!Wow, I couldn’t put this book down. Amazing story, tenderly shared. Such pain, bravery and love evoked many emotions as each chapter and the heart-wrenching story unfolded.Wow
5By MadambutaflyI have no words… only tears… so so many tears. Thank you for this story.Life altering!
5By LexipeximexiThis is the best book that I have ever read. I would recommend it a thousand times to any reader.Just loved this
5By stgoldb99What a beautifully written book. Thank you for writing in this manner and saving these memories and feelings from my time long past.A Wonderful Read
5By JMcC IIIHighly engaging and deeply moving. Couldn’t put this well-written novel down. A wonderful read!10/10
5By Lexi M.A.I cried hard. Very good.The nightgale
5By brinkleyboyAmazing a must read!!!!What a book
5By MJF1297Beautifully, heartbreaking, gut wrenching, all of the feelings for these women doing so much to just stay alive.Brilliant, Captivating and Inspiring
5By Toria ReganWonderful page turner! I had a hard time putting it down!Powerful
5By LP2007This was so powerful. Dark but beautiful and makes you appreciate the sacrifices of so many.OMG IT IS SOOO GOOD
5By NatRuss_*I could not stop reading this! Every chapter had something new and u expected to happen. I’m not a big reader, but I was consumed in this book. I love this author so much! Currently reading another one of her books and it’s just as good. I really recommend this book 👍History can and does repeat itself
5By Spiker eightThis is my second time reading The Nightingale. Kristin Hannah has done a remarkable job researching and turning her work into to a creative novel of true life events. As I read this book, I felt like a character in the story with each word, page, chapter, to the books end. I felt as if I had been transformed into another person in another time living a different life. I lived the horrors and felt the loss as much as one can without physically being there. I was proud of each person who lived and died at the hands of people without humanity. The horrors and ugliness of that era should never be repeated. However, in this time of upheaval and disorder in the USA during the change in our government, has given many people great concern. Our new “leadership” behaves like an ineffective autocratic leader. This I base on his admitted lies to the people, a self proclaimed womanizer, racist, felon, with terrible personal financial management and more. He is showing many traits that were evident with Hitler. I hope that the true horrors written about in the novel, The Nightingale, are not repeated.So worth the read!
5By Mlarsen0421I absolutely loved this book. I could not put it down and I ugly tried like 4 separate times! I wish I could start all over and read it for the first time again
