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The Nightingale

The Multimillion Copy Bestseller from the Author of The Women

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The Nightingale

Written by: Kristin Hannah
Narrated by: Polly Stone
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The Bestselling Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick

'One of the greatest storytellers of our time' – Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads Sing

Soon to be a major motion picture, Kristin Hannah's 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 A Long Petal of the Sea

‘A griping tale of family, love, grief and forgiveness’ – Sunday Express

The Nightingale has sold more than 4 million copies globally, TIME, February 2021

 20th Century Genre Fiction Historical Literary Fiction War & Military Women's Fiction

Critic Reviews

A rich, compelling novel of love, sacrifice and survival (Kate Morton, author of Homecoming and The Lake House)
Utterly compelling, powerful and unforgettable Kristin Hannah is an exquisite storyteller. The Nightingale is one of those rare must read books that will forever nestle in your heart . . . (Christy Lefteri, bestselling author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo)
I loved The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah, a talented writer of American stories; great characters, great plots, great emotions, who could ask for more in a novel? (Isabel Allende, bestselling author of A Long Petal of the Sea and Violeta)
Beautifully written . . . packed with action and emotion (Sara Gruen, bestselling author of Water for Elephants)
The real horrors of war, the deprivations, the risks are all there . . . This is a hauntingly tragic yet sympathetic novel
An unforgettable portrait of love and war
The bestselling author hits her stride in this page-turning tale about two sisters, one in the French countryside, the other in Paris, who show remarkable courage in the German occupation during WWII . . . The author ably depicts war’s horrors through the eyes of these two women, whose strength of character shines through no matter their differences
A respectful and absorbing page-turner
The suspense builds slowly in this thought-provoking and absorbing novel
All stars
Most relevant
It's a very heart touching story of world war two. Not only soldiers but their families too suffered and supported in war, which beautifully narrated in this period story.

Heartfelt

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This is the second of Kristin Hanna's books that I have listened to and I am fast becoming a fan of hers. Her stories go deep to touch your soul and there is nothing that is overdone. Every feeling, every emotion is just about right and there's nothing shallow about them. The transition of characters as you move through the story is so natural that one could relate and live every word of it. It makes you realize that there's often more to people than what seems at the outset and you are so engrossed in the way the story moves that your mind won't speed to think what the ending would be...This is a deeply touching tale, so beautifully narrated by Polly Stone that it makes the characters come out alive and the intensity grows on you. I could picture every scene as I listened and often I felt as if I was there, I was them. The only other book which made me have tears by the end was the Diary of Anne Frank. A read / listen worth its time. The characters would live with me for some time.

A heart touching story beautifully narrated

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A man tells stories, women pick up the threads and carry on with their lives!!! -to me , this sums up the challenges and hence credits ( or not thereof ) given to women who survived World war II.

Great inspiring story

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This book is about two French sisters who not only survived the WW2 but also silently and effectively fought back in their own unique ways.

Isabelle, the younger, the rebel - at a delicate age of 19, fights back against the Nazis by smuggling out almost a 100 fallen RAF and American soldiers out of France without them catching her for a long time. And Vianne, the elder, the mother - protects and saves almost 30 Jew children, even when it meant putting herself at risk. Most importantly, this book tells the stories of women who had to remain in their homes and ration their food, wait for some sign from their political prisoner husbands that they're alive and deal with German officers billeted in their homes.

When I started this book, I felt I was overdosing myself with WW2 historical fiction especially since I recently read All The Light You Cannot See, and their characters and stories started to merge in my head. But this one was touching and informative, just like all. The last few chapters are extremely moving and emotional.

I thought there were some continuity issues and the pacing was a bit slow at the start and the middle, but I'm glad I read it. The audiobook is a treat as the narrator does French and German accents well.

An emotional rollercoaster

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Loved the narration. Thank you for making this book more beautiful than it already is!

Beautifully performed

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