The Nightingale

Books | Fiction / Historical / 20th Century / World War II

4.8

(112.4K)

Kristin Hannah

A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICKA #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

Historical Fiction

Tearjerkers

World War 2

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Author

Kristin Hannah

Pages

448

Publisher

St. Martin's Publishing Group

Published Date

2015-02-03

ISBN

1466850604 9781466850606

Ratings

Google: 4.5

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"An amazing book. One of the best so far. The flip from one character to another was actually what made me not want to put the book down."

Boujeh

"This author never fails. I know I can pick up any book of hers and I'm going to love it. This one was no different! "

The Lazy Reader

"I almost stopped reading it but so glad I didn’t. What a beautiful but tragic story."

Kelli Jean

"Wow. Just wow. This book is phenomenal."

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Perla Escamilla

"This is one of the only books that actually brought me to tears. Such a touching ending. Loved it. "

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Janelle S

"This is a great read. Albeit sad, it is a powerful story about the woman of the resistance in occupied France. Very well done. "

Kristi Meyer

"This was so good ! Made me cry alot"

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Jackie beauregard

"A great read! Love the story of Isabelle and Vianne and their hardships and bravery in the WW2. "

Alyssa Bull

"I’m have never read a book that actually made me cry! And then not only that but made me want to read slowly. Every single word. I wanted to read forever. This book had me. I felt like I was watching a movie. When I was at work I was thinking of this book and at home I was ignoring my husband thinking of this book. It’s powerful. Well well well written. So engrossing. So awe inspiring. If you don’t get the feels from this. Your dead. "

Whitley

"I liked this book. I felt the ending was underwhelming. It seemed that after the build up of the entire book I didn’t expect the book to end on an unsatisfying note. It does make sense considering WW2, but I felt like more could be done with the end because the rest of the book is extremely well written. "