Kristin Hannah
2016
Kristin Hannah is the bestselling author of more than 20 novels including Winter Garden, True Colors, and the blockbuster Firefly Lane. Her novel Home Front has been optioned by 1492 Films, which produced the Oscar-nominated movie, The Help. Kristen has won many awards, including the Golden Heart, the Maggie, and the 1996 National Reader’s Choice award. She trained as a lawyer and practiced entertainment and anti-trust law for several years before giving up her practice to write her highly successful stories of female friendship, motherhood, and domestic conflict. The Nightingale is her first work of historical fiction.
Best-selling author Lisa See said, “I loved Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale. She has captured a particular slice of French life during World War II with wonderful details and drama.”
Sara Gruen, author of Water for Elephants, wrote, “A beautifully written and richly evocative examination of life, love, and the ravages of war.”
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