I very much enjoyed The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah which is set in France during World War II. Two sisters endure the War in different ways. Older sister Vianne lives in a village in the countryside with her small daughter Sophie. Vianne's husband, Antoine, is a POW in Germany. As her house is a very nice one strategically located close to an airfield a Nazi soldier is "billeted" there. Vianne's younger sister, Isabelle, lives in Paris and wants to help France's war effort. She begins some dangerous work. Both sisters witness the roundup of Jews and others who are sent away to "work camps". The terrible winters during the War also take their toll. The story is told by an older woman living in the USA who is invited to a function in 1995 to commemorate the "Nightingale's" deeds. The reader only learns the identity of the older woman towards the end of the book. A strong story, beautifully told. 41/2/5Sunday, August 23, 2015
The Nightingale
I very much enjoyed The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah which is set in France during World War II. Two sisters endure the War in different ways. Older sister Vianne lives in a village in the countryside with her small daughter Sophie. Vianne's husband, Antoine, is a POW in Germany. As her house is a very nice one strategically located close to an airfield a Nazi soldier is "billeted" there. Vianne's younger sister, Isabelle, lives in Paris and wants to help France's war effort. She begins some dangerous work. Both sisters witness the roundup of Jews and others who are sent away to "work camps". The terrible winters during the War also take their toll. The story is told by an older woman living in the USA who is invited to a function in 1995 to commemorate the "Nightingale's" deeds. The reader only learns the identity of the older woman towards the end of the book. A strong story, beautifully told. 41/2/5
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