abookwormwithwine 's review for:

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

5.0

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[b:The Nightingale|21853621|The Nightingale|Kristin Hannah|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1681839850l/21853621._SY75_.jpg|41125521] is the first book I ever bought by [a:Kristin Hannah|54493|Kristin Hannah|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1517255843p2/54493.jpg] and it just so happened to be at the launch where I got to meet her. Now here I am 9 years later having finally read it, and it blew me away just as I knew it would. This is a very emotional read that introduces WWII in France making it all the way through the war and after. There is also a viewpoint set in 1995 which is the current day for the book, and I was totally thrown by who that ends up being. Not sure if I missed something or if that's what Hannah intended but at the end I was