The Nightingale
The Multimillion Copy Bestseller from the Author of The Women
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Narrated by:
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Polly Stone
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Kristin Hannah
The multimillion-copy bestselling phenomenon and 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 gripping tale of family, love, grief and forgiveness’ – Sunday Express
The Nightingale has sold more than 4 million copies globally, TIME, February 2021
Critic reviews
My only criticism of the narration..
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Riveting storyline though, heart rending.
Disappointing audio in parts
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The end
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Really gripping Historical book. shows the true test of Human resolve and courage. A wonderful listen
emotional, gripping, though provoking.
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The start was horribly stereotyped and cliched, but stick with this book. The end is intensely powerful and moving and has a surprising twist.
Definitely a little twee at times, a little Mills & Boon-esque perhaps, and not a literary read, but it's a fascinating story, richly detailed and beautifully described. A romance with horrific imagery of Nazi occupation in both rural France and Paris, detailing the move towards the final solution.
Unbearably sad at times. It really brings home to the reader how irreversibly changed people are by war.
The story is so authentic it's hard to believe it's not based on an actual biography. It is clearly heavily researched without being over factual and 'telling'. There are many surprising emotional truths that stay with the reader. This is especially true when the author describes how women remember war at the end. Very evocative and emotive.
Other reviewers have criticised the American narrator, pointing out her U.S. pronunciation. But this seems ridiculous as the character (in the first person sections) has clearly lived in America for a very long time, so it seems fitting that the narrator would be American.
Well worth reading.
Painful. Beautiful
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