The Nightingale was one of the best books I've read
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This was the first book I've read by Kristin Hannah and I'm now a huge fan. The Nightingale was one of the best books I've read. It kept me interested and I could not put my Kindle down. Wholeheartedly recommend.
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book.  The author was able to immerse me into the story from beginning to end.  Its all about the beauty of true friendship that lasts for several decades.  I had read "The Nightingale" by Kristin Hannah previously, so I knew I would enjoy this novel as well.  I look forward to reading more from this author.
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The Nightingale was absorbing from the first page.  Vianne and Isabelle are the same kind of sisters I know, as different and complicated as sisters in any family.  When WWII arrives, they take different tracks.  The sister with a child remains in place, trying to care for children who are threatened by the same Nazi forces that took their parents.  The other sister has a political awakening, smuggling pilots out of Germany and back to their countries of origin.  My heart aches for every character in this book.  The children who come of age in this story have a truly formidabile world in which to live their lives.  For them, the war has left raw edges they must mend by themselves.  I read this while flying and it kept me rapt.  A good book for any person to recommend to precocious readers and to adults of all ages.
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Juliet Waldron has long been one of my favorite authors, and I think Angel's Flight is the best book of hers I have read. Detailing the turbulence, dangers and suffering experienced by the folk during the War of Independence brought me to tears. I knew little of these times and the lives of the Dutch settlers, being a non-American. I measure an author's success by the range of emotions experienced as I share in the journey of the participants. I certainly went through the gamut with this book. Could Jack, Angel's handsome rescuer be trusted, was he a spy or a soldier, or simply a good liar?  And through it all there was Angelica's quilt with her bluebird theme sharing all the turmoil and unrest with her, and giving her hope that all would turn out well in the end.
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This was one of the best books I've read in awhile, and I read a lot of books! Beautiful, heart wrenching stories of faith, fear, terror, survival and true love for family, those that care for you, and those you would protect. I am not one to do a synopsis on books, as I tend to give too much away. I can tell you that you will love these characters; will feel like you're are a better person for knowing them. It's a little slow at first, but give it time and savor it.  When you've finished this book you will be enriched. This was one of those books that had me on the Internet looking stuff up. The locations, the architecture, the people of that time period.  It is a story of war. And how it affects all people. It is a story of bravery,  that will touch your soul. It gives you some idea of how some on "the other"  side might have looked at their war.  War is tragic for all, this book shows you the tragedy, the love, the loss, the yearning the mess, the chaos and the connections that are bonded even more during such a time.
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I highly recommend this book.  There is not a step missed in this historical novel about the pains and triumphs of WW 2 during France's occupation and resistance.  I was naive enough to think that I read so much of that time period that there was nothing left to surprise me.  The beautiful reveal at the end makes this book realistically poignant.  The Nightingale will enrapture and haunt you. The triumphant power of women, hearth and love makes this one of the few books I will re-read.  It is destined to be a classic.
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I have read a lot of really good books but this one was so good. The drama of it was breathtaking. You can't just read a chapter in one sitting because Rebekah Crane did such a good job of pulling you in to this book. I began to grow a friendship with the characters so much that I would cry when they cried. Overall I am so sad that this book ended and I hope that there is a sequel
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After reading its reviews, I bought this book as a gift. Two weeks later I bought it for myself. I cannot remember a book that I liked as much. I read it in two days, it was truly impossible to put it down. The description of the life led by the French population under the German invasion is horrifying. The main characters in the book, the Mauriac sisters, are terrific, and you wonder how many extraordinary heroics were demanded of women during those terrible years, while their husbands were fighting away from home. When I read Ken Follett's the Winter of the World two years ago I was horrified at the cruelty of the German and Russian soldiers in World War II but the conduct of the German occupiers in the town described in the Nightingale defies description. It will take many generations to erase that memory. However, the book is superb, not to be missed by any means.
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Enchantment was a great book. I've read a lot of book but this was one of the best books I've read.
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Because of the title I expected this book to be hist/fict about the World War I nurse known as Florence Nightingale.  In fact, I resisted reading it because I pretty much know her story.  And then I thought that Kristin Hannah was pretty much a "Christian' writer, which I also resisted. Wrong on both counts.  I finally read it because so many of my friends raved about it. And I discovered it's a really good read. I liked the contrasting sisters, and their converging stories.  I liked reading about the Pyrenees escapes.  I'd always associated tat with leading escaping Jews over the mountains to safety, but this was interestingly different. Vianne providing the list was staggering, but she was so innocent and nave, and,in a way, so was the officer.

Lovely characters, good tale, so many tragedies, and so real.
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As an older person who remembers World War 11 ,the Nightingale was a very interesting and intensive read.hard ,and sad,but a good read.
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I absolutely loved The Nightingale! I read excerpts of it to my girlfriend at McDonalds as we met for coffee and couldn't help the tears starting to flow! This book is totally unlike any that Kristin Hannah as written to date, but completely enthralling! Her characters of two sisters really bring home the love of family and friends and how entwined we are to each other on all respects. One sister 's sa king a child for her best friend is heartbreaking yet so heroic. I certainly enjoyed this book down to the very last words and applaud Kristin Hannah for attempting this story for all of us. It is a tale of love and lives lived through turmoil, yet in the end, love is found again . A compelling masterpiece !
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One of the best books I've read in a while.  Italy has always been on the back-burner for me when it came to reading about and learning about WW2.  This was an amazing story how a few people can make a big difference even in a war that big and is every bit as engrossing as any book about the war I've ever read.
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The historical novel, KATHERINE, by Anya Seton is one of the best I've ever read. She writes so her characters are strong and believable, she does sound, solid research, and it was my first introduction to Blessed Julian of Norwich, an anchoress of renown in that day.  Her writing gave me a much clearer picture of the history and politics of the time, and I was disappointed when I finally had to put the book down.

As a result of this novel, I find myself looking for anything by Anya Seton that I
can find.  It was a sobering tale in some ways but a delightful reading experience.
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This book ranks right up there with The Nightingale in its depiction of an ordinary Italian teen who performs extraordinary things in opposition to the Nazis during World War II. I kept thinking as I was reading it that it would make an amazing movie, and was so happy so see it listed on IMDb as a future film.
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This was a great book following "The Nightingale". It told of 4 English war brides and was a page turner.  I really liked it.
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I absolutely loved Jacoby in the Lark books, but I have to admit that I was secretly Team Grey so when I found out Erica Cope was writing a continuation and it would follow Grey's story, I clapped and did a little happy dance around my living room.
The wait for this book was hard but so worth it. Nightingale is YA fantasy at its best and I though I was already a fan, I have to admit that I loved it even more than the Lark series. We visited the same universe and of course we got to have a glimpse of what Mia's life is like now, but it was also a fresh new story. Wren is a great, likable character, and immediately I was invested in her journey and also in figuring out her past. There's magic, mystery, adventure, humor... basically everything you want in a good book. I finished it really fast and found myself wanting more.