Nightingale: Hannah Kristin

I just finished The Nightingale, and honestly, it’s one of the best books I’ve picked up in a long time. I was completely hooked from the start! The writing is just beautiful and it kept me gripped the entire way through. I wasn’t sure how I’d feel about the story going between both sisters, but it worked so well – I was equally invested in both of them. I can’t wait to read more of Kristin Hannah‘s books!

Haunting. Poignant. An inimitable tale of two sisters surviving WW2. A truly excellent read whether you like historical fiction or not (though, like me, you may be balling by the end)

First book read by this author. She tells a captivating story that pulls the reader in. I found it difficult to put down and has introduced me to her other books. Have given to my mum to read but something to note is the print is quite small and she found it difficult to read

This is a good book which gathers pace as you read it. Vianne and Isabelle are sisters who are separated after the death of their mother and the apparent unwillingness of their father to care for them. Vianne, a teacher with a young child, stays in the family home in Carriveau where a German officer is billeted in her house. Isabelle, who was sent away to school, is reunited with her sister when fleeing Paris after the Germans invade. She is recruited into the resistance after she is seen defacing a poster in the town and becomes very involved in helping Allied airmen escape over the Pyranees into Spain. The misery of that journey is vividly described. She is again briefly reunited with her sister when she hides an airman in her sister’s barn with dramatic consequences. Vianne, in her turn, helps to resist the Nazis by sheltering Jewish children, taking on her friend’s Jewish child when her friend is deported but having to face losing him after the War. A second German billeted in her house is an SS officer who rapes her. Both sisters are scarred by their wartime experiences. In 1995, fifty years after the War, Vianne flies to Paris from America, where she has lived for many years, to acknowledge accolades being paid to her sister for her wartime activities. It is a satisfying ending in that you find out what happened to the other characters in the book after the War.

An excellent book Really well written I loved it

As always, a fantastic read from Kristin Hannah. This woman knows how to tell a story, capture emotions and bring words to life. Well worth the read.

I absolutely loved this book. Extremely hard to read at times, but with a positive message. I think it is a book everybody should read. Of course I had tears at the end. It is a book that will stay with me.

This book was the best book I have ever read in my life, so well written and true to the events that happened during WW2 in occupied France, it really touched my heart in so many ways it is a masterpiece

Eins der schönsten bucher die ich jemals gelesen habe. Kann es nur jedem empfehlen. Sehr berührend.

Beautiful!! I got so invested in the story and characters that made me weep!! I really enjoyed and recommend this book!

A brilliant read, even had me crying at the realistic rendering of the war story.

I loved this book so so much

Loved this book so much. Kristin Hannah is an amazing writer.