Nightingale - Orreadi

No cover — Kristin Hannah: Nightingale (2017, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform)

English language

Published Nov. 22, 2017 by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.

ISBN:: 978-1-5485-4736-3

Despite their differences, sisters Vianne and Isabelle have always been close. Younger, bolder Isabelle lives in Paris while Vianne is content with life in the French countryside with her husband Antoine and their daughter. But when the Second World War strikes, Antoine is sent off to fight and Vianne finds herself isolated so Isabelle is sent by their father to help her.

As the war progresses, the sisters' relationship and strength are tested. With life changing in unbelievably horrific ways, Vianne and Isabelle will find themselves facing frightening situations and responding in ways they never thought possible as bravery and resistance take different forms in each of their actions.

Despite their differences, sisters Vianne and Isabelle have always been close. Younger, bolder Isabelle lives in Paris while Vianne is content with life in the French countryside with her husband Antoine and their daughter. But when the Second World War strikes, Antoine is sent off to fight and Vianne finds herself isolated so Isabelle is sent by their father to help her.

As the war progresses, the sisters' relationship and strength are tested. With life changing in unbelievably horrific ways, Vianne and Isabelle will find themselves facing frightening situations and responding in ways they never thought possible as bravery and resistance take different forms in each of their actions.

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Solsetur reviewed The nightingale Large Print by Kristin Hannah

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5 stars

I recommend that everyone read this book. It is a reminder of the atrocities humans are capable of, and the hardship, compromise (loss) and strength required to survive. But what is "surviving"?

I cannot recall any other book I've read recently which was so rewarding and draining at the same time.

Subjects

Fiction, historical, general
World war, 1939-1945, fiction
France, fiction
Sisters, fiction