The Nightingale in Audiobook Junkies

Feb 15, 2017 Eadie Burke rated it it was amazing

Shelves: read-2017, audio-1000

This is a beautiful but heartbreaking novel written about German-occupied war-torn France during WWII. It takes place in Carriveau and is mainly about two sisters, Vianne and Isabelle Mauriac. Isabelle is rebellious and 18 years old when she falls in love with Gaetan. When he betrays her, Isabelle joins the Resistance and becomes known as The Nightingale while risking her life to safe others. It is a story of survival, love and freedom and shows Isabelle's courage during this epic period of war. ...more

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Feb 29, 2016 Debbie Stone rated it really liked it

It's so-SO Good!
I was a little hesitant to read this book at first. While Kristen Hannah is very talented and gifted in her storytelling, sometimes her writing is not as intense as I usually like. This book proves me wrong on that account!
It started a bit slow --- two sisters, France, WWII --yeah, yeah, same old story-- but it was so much more! So Much!! (again, I have no words)
One quarter of the way into it, that's all I wanted to do---listen.
I did this one on audio and loved the narrator, Pol ...more

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Feb 21, 2015 Megan (ReadingRover) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: x-goodreads-challenge-15, x-first-reads-giveaways-2015, 00-favorites

I received this book as a goodreads first read giveaway prize. I am giving it an honest review in return.

As with many before me, it has taken a few days for me to gather myself to write this review. I was both amazed and truly moved by this book. From track 6 on of the last disc I cried as I listened to the conclusion to this beautifully written tragic yet empowering novel.
I am usually not one for historical fiction but once I had read the description and reviews I decided to give it a try. I I received this book as a goodreads first read giveaway prize. I am giving it an honest review in return.

As with many before me, it has taken a few days for me to gather myself to write this review. I was both amazed and truly moved by this book. From track 6 on of the last disc I cried as I listened to the conclusion to this beautifully written tragic yet empowering novel.
I am usually not one for historical fiction but once I had read the description and reviews I decided to give it a try. I am extremely happy that I did. I haven't been affected by a book like I've been by this one in years.
The book begins with an old woman looking back on both her and her sister's life as a girls growing up in Paris during World War 2. The older sister, Vianne, is more reserved and survives during these hard times by keeping her head down and trying to go with the flow until there comes a point where she must make a choice that will change everything. Isabelle, the younger of the two, is both strong willed and impulsive. With feelings of abandonment haunting her throughout her young life she passionately joins the resistance yearning to be a part of something. Her greatest desire is to make a difference. She makes an impact as a part of the resistance that is unforgettable but Isabelle also makes a decision that changes not only her life but that of her sister.
The results of both Vianne and Isabelle's actions and decisions change the course of both of their lives and their relationship with one another. This book not only tells a story of two sisters but of great struggle and survival during a time when it was almost impossible to do so.
This book was beautifully written and wonderfully read. I truly enjoy books in cd audio format if they have a strong reader or narrator. It gives you a whole different experience then reading the book yourself. I spend a lot of my day driving and not only do books on cd allow me to continue reading while I'm in the car but they also allow me to be brought into the world of the book I'm listening to. This book did that 100%. The reader was amazing. She read with feeling and passion.
Overall the whole experience surrounding this book was wonderful. I loved it. Its one of the best books I've read in a very long time. I can't say much more about it without going into detail and telling the entire story. As much as I'd like to do that I think that others will need to read this magnificent piece of literature for themselves in order to really appreciate the true greatness of it. ...more

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Feb 13, 2016 Lisa Kay rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: m-multiple-media, bookclub-riovista, m-audible-dot-com, authors-k, setting-france, challenge-2016-st, authors-h, challenge-2016-rlftci, era-early-to-mid-twentieth-century

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Feb 03, 2015 writer... marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Shelves: historic-romance, women-s-fiction, wwi-wwii, around-the-world-challenge, audiobooks

Added this one to #Collaboreads Summer Challenge as June prompt is a book currently on NYT Bestsellers when we begin... also, one for June is AudioBook Month!

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