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The Nightingale (2015) is a historical fiction novel by American author Kristin Hannah published by St. Martin's Press. The book tells the story of two sisters in France during World War II and their struggle to survive and resist the German occupation there.
Mar 23, 2024 · The Nightingale is an emotional, heart-wrenching movie about two French sisters battling to survive in Nazi-occupied France during World War Two. And cast to play these fictional sisters are real-life sisters and Hollywood stars Elle and Dakota Fanning.
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.
Feb 8, 2015 · The Nightingale is a heart-pounding story, based on a real Belgian woman who did what Isabelle did. Hannah's book is most searing as the horrors of war ratchet upward, from lines of...
Feb 3, 2015 · Winner for Best Historical Fiction (2015) In love we find out who we want to be. In war we find out who we are. FRANCE, 1939. In the quiet village of Carriveau, Vianne Mauriac says good-bye to her husband, Antoine, as he heads for the Front.
Feb 22, 2015 · The subject of “The Nightingale” was an outgrowth of research Hannah had done for her earlier novel “Winter Garden,” when she came across information about a Resistance heroine — the...
Dec 6, 2016 · Book Review of The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah, a historical-fiction novel about women during World War II in France.
Mar 10, 2015 · Truly an unforgettable story! The Nightingale has a 4.8/5 rating average on Amazon (which is HUGE!!) and what that basically means is that practically everyone who is reading it is loving it. And I’m now adding my own 5 STAR rating to that list because this book owned my heart.
Apr 19, 2018 · But while The Nightingale is a fictional description, it’s still based on a very real, horrible war. And Kristin Hannah doesn’t shy away from descriptions of the hellish war and its devastating impact. The story revolves around two sisters who are vastly different: Vianne and Isabelle.
