The Nightingale: A Novel by Kristin Hannah (English) Hardcover Book

Description: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah From the #1 New York Times bestselling author comes an epic novel of love and war, spanning from the 1940s to the present day, and the secret lives of those who live in a small French town. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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 doesnt 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 Viannes 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. Viannes 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 Gäetan, 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 womens 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 - Peoples Choice Favorite Fiction Winner - #1 Indie Next Selection - A Buzzfeed and The Week Best Book of the Year Author Biography KRISTIN HANNAH is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty novels, including The Four Winds, The Nightingale and The Great Alone. A former lawyer turned writer, she lives with her husband in the Pacific Northwest. Review 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 wont 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 Review Quote 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 wont 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 Excerpt from Book ONE April 9, 1995 The Oregon Coast If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: In love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are. Todays young people want to know everything about everyone. They think talking about a problem will solve it. I come from a quieter generation. We understand the value of forgetting, the lure of reinvention. Lately, though, I find myself thinking about the war and my past, about the people I lost. Lost. It makes it sound as if I misplaced my loved ones; perhaps I left them where they dont belong and then turned away, too confused to retrace my steps. They are not lost. Nor are they in a better place. They are gone. As I approach the end of my years, I know that grief, like regret, settles into our DNA and remains forever a part of us. I have aged in the months since my husbands death and my diagnosis. My skin has the crinkled appearance of wax paper that someone has tried to flatten and reuse. My eyes fail me often- in the darkness, when headlights flash, when rain falls. It is unnerving, this new unreliability in my vision. Perhaps thats why I find myself looking backward. The past has a clarity I can no longer see in the present. I want to imagine there will be peace when I am gone, that I will see all of the people I have loved and lost. At least that I will be forgiven. I know better, though, dont I? My house, named The Peaks by the lumber baron who built it over a hundred years ago, is for sale, and I am preparing to move because my son thinks I should. He is trying to take care of me, to show how much he loves me in this most difficult of times, and so I put up with his controlling ways. What do I care where I die? That is the point, really. It no longer matters where I live. I am boxing up the Oregon beachside life I settled into nearly fifty years ago. There is not much I want to take with me. But there is one thing. I reach for the hanging handle that controls the attic steps. The stairs unfold from the ceiling like a gentleman extending his hand. The flimsy stairs wobble beneath my feet as I climb into the attic, which smells of must and mold. A single, hanging lightbulb swings overhead. I pull the cord. It is like being in the hold of an old steamship. Wide wooden planks panel the walls; cobwebs turn the creases silver and hang in skeins from the indentation between the planks. The ceiling is so steeply pitched that I can stand upright only in the center of the room. I see the rocking chair I used when my grandchildren were young, then an old crib and a ratty- looking rocking horse set on rusty springs, and the chair my daughter was refinishing when she got sick. Boxes are tucked along the wall, marked "Xmas," "Thanksgiving," "Easter," "Halloween," "Serveware," "Sports." In those boxes are the things I dont use much anymore but cant bear to part with. For me, admitting that I wont decorate a tree for Christmas is giving up, and Ive never been good at letting go. Tucked in the corner is what I am looking for: an ancient steamer trunk covered in travel stickers. With effort, I drag the heavy trunk to the center of the attic, directly beneath the hanging light. I kneel beside it, but the pain in my knees is piercing, so I slide onto my backside. For the first time in thirty years, I lift the trunks lid. The top tray is full of baby memorabilia. Tiny shoes, ceramic hand molds, crayon drawings populated by stick figures and smiling suns, report cards, dance recital pictures. I lift the tray from the trunk and set it aside. The mementos in the bottom of the trunk are in a messy pile: several faded leather- bound journals; a packet of aged postcards, tied together with a blue satin ribbon; a cardboard box, bent in one corner; a set of slim books of poetry by Julien Rossignol; and a shoebox that holds hundreds of black- and- white photographs. On top is a yellowed, faded piece of paper. My hands are shaking as I pick it up. It is a carte didentit Description for Library Recently, leading authors from Anthony Doerr (All the Light We Cannot See) to Kate Mosse (Citadel) have set their novels in World War II France. Now its mega-best-selling Hannahs turn. In this tale of two sisters, bolder Isabelle enjoys her life in Paris, while older Viann lives peacefully in the country with husband Antoine. Their bond is tested when war comes and their father sends Isabelle to help Viann as Antoine marches off to battle. A one-day laydown, a ten-city tour, and more. Details ISBN0312577222 Author Kristin Hannah Short Title NIGHTINGALE Pages 448 Publisher St. Martins Press Language English ISBN-10 0312577222 ISBN-13 9780312577223 Media Book Format Hardcover Residence Bainbridge Island, WA, US DEWEY FIC Year 2015 Publication Date 2015-02-03 Subtitle A Novel Imprint St. Martins Press Audience General UK Release Date 2015-02-03 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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