The Nightingale

The NightingaleA #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. France, 1939 In the quiet village of Carriveau, Vianne Mauriac says goodbye to her husband, Antoine, as he heads for the Front. She doesn't believe that the Nazis will invade France but invade they do, in droves of marching soldiers, in caravans

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.

France, 1939 - In the quiet village of Carriveau, Vianne Mauriac says goodbye to her husband, Antoine, as he heads for the Front. She doesn't believe that the Nazis will invade France ... but invade they do, in droves of marching soldiers, in caravans of trucks and tanks, in planes that fill the skies and drop bombs upon the innocent. When a German captain requisitions Vianne's home, she and her daughter must live with the enemy or lose everything. Without food or money or hope, as danger escalates all around them, she is forced to make one impossible choice after another to keep her family alive.

Vianne's sister, Isabelle, is a rebellious eighteen-year-old girl, searching for purpose with all the reckless passion of youth. While thousands of Parisians march into the unknown terrors of war, she meets G etan, a partisan who believes the French can fight the Nazis from within France, and she falls in love as only the young can ... completely. But when he betrays her, Isabelle joins the Resistance and never looks back, risking her life time and again to save others.

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

Praise for The Nightingale:

Haunting, action-packed, and compelling. --Christina Baker Kline, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Absolutely riveting ...Read this book. --Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff, Director of the University of Miami Holocaust Teacher Institute

Beautifully written and richly evocative. --Sara Gruen, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"A hauntingly rich WWII novel about courage, brutality, love, survival--and the essence of what makes us human." --Family Circle

"A heart-pounding story." --USA Today

An enormous story. Richly satisfying. I loved it. --Anne Rice

A respectful and absorbing page-turner. --Kirkus Reviews

Tender, compelling...a satisfying slice of life in Nazi-occupied France. --Jewish Book Council

"Expect to devour The Nightingale in as few sittings as possible; the high-stakes plot and lovable characters won't allow any rest until all of their fates are known." --Shelf Awareness

I loved The Nightingale. --Lisa See, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Powerful...an unforgettable portrait of love and war. --People

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 02/03/2015
ISBN: 9780312577223
Pages: 448
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.50w x 1.44d
Award: National Jewish Book Award - Finalist
Award: Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award - Finalist

Review Citations: Library Journal Prepub Alert 09/01/2014 pg. 73
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2014
Publishers Weekly 12/01/2014
Booklist 12/15/2014 pg. 33
Library Journal 01/01/2015 pg. 91
Romantic Times 02/01/2015 pg. 23 - Excellent
Shelf Awareness 02/03/2015
People 02/16/2015 pg. 52
Library Journal 09/01/2014

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 184786 / Nightingale
Reading Level: 5.2 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 22