Monday, February 16, 2015

Nightingale

Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
440 Pages

The tale of two sisters Vianne and Isabelle during WW II in France.  When war breaks out, Vianne's husband Antoine travels to the front leaving Vianne and her daughter Sophie in their small village.  Her sister Isabelle is living with her father in Paris and as the Germans invade, is forced to leave Paris and live with her sister.  Each sister must find their own way to survive the war and fight on their own terms.

A well rounded novel about a women in wartime.  Hannah presents character-driven narratives in a novel full of emotion.

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