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Nightingale by Kristin Hannah, Polly Stone

The Nightingale — 

 Basic Information

• Title: The Nightingale
• Author: Kristin Hannah
• Published: 2015
• Genre: Historical Fiction / War Drama
• Setting: France during World War II
• Publisher: St. Martin’s Press

This internationally bestselling novel has sold millions of copies and has been translated into dozens of languages, making it one of the most popular WWII historical fiction books of recent years.

⭐ Book Summary (Plot Overview)

The Nightingale tells the emotional and powerful story of two sisters—Vianne Mauriac and Isabelle Rossignol—living in Nazi-occupied France during World War II.

• Vianne represents survival and quiet endurance. She stays in her village with her daughter while her husband is sent to war. She is forced to live with German soldiers and make difficult moral decisions to protect her family.
• Isabelle, on the other hand, is rebellious and courageous. She joins the French Resistance and risks her life helping Allied soldiers escape.

The narrative alternates between their perspectives, showing two very different forms of bravery—one internal and one outwardly defiant.

The story begins in 1995 with a mysterious woman reflecting on her past, then shifts back to 1939 as war breaks out in France. It follows the sisters’ journeys through loss, resistance, sacrifice, and ultimately survival.

Category:

• Historical Fiction

📖 Subcategories:

• War Fiction (World War II literature)
• Drama
• Women’s Fiction

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