--- product_id: 13976427 title: "The Nightingale: A Novel" price: "194 kr" currency: NOK in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.no/products/13976427-the-nightingale-a-novel store_origin: NO region: Norway --- # The Nightingale: A Novel **Price:** 194 kr **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Nightingale: A Novel - **How much does it cost?** 194 kr with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.no](https://www.desertcart.no/products/13976427-the-nightingale-a-novel) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK A #1 New York Times bestseller and Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year, this unforgettable novel of love and strength in the face of war has enthralled a generation. Soon to be a major motion picture starring sisters Dakota and Elle Fanning, directed by Michael Morris, with a screenplay by Dana Stevens. With courage, grace, and powerful insight, bestselling author Kristin Hannah captures the epic panorama of World War II and illuminates an intimate part of history seldom seen: the women's war. The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France—a heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the durability of women. It is a novel for everyone, a novel for a lifetime. Goodreads Best Historical Novel of the Year People's Choice Favorite Fiction Winner #1 Indie Next Selection A Buzzfeed and The Week Best Book of the Year Praise for The Nightingale : "Haunting, action-packed, and compelling. " —Christina Baker Kline, #1 New York Times bestselling author " Absolutely riveting! ...Read this book." —Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff, Director of the University of Miami Holocaust Teacher Institute Review: The Women of the French Resistance - A moving tribute to the women of the Resistance who dared to lose everything to save Jewish children and downed Allied airmen in WWIII Nazi-Occupied France. This novel begins gorgeously: "If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: in love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are. Today's young people want to know everything about everyone. They think talking about a problem will solve it. I come from a quieter generation. We understand the value of forgetting; the lure of reinvention." Some reviewers here have delved into the storyline with some wonderfully evocative summaries, which you can read to get a real sense of what this book is about. Others have preferred to structure their review more traditionally, in a critique, which I will also endeavor to do. This book is so fabulously rich in its narrative, its characters and its subject matter. It is no easy read, in the sense that because the author is so very adept at bringing the setting and characters to us (the backdrop being Occupied France during the horrors of the Nazi occupation of WWII) all but the most insensitive readers will feel the harrowing pain of the situation down to their bones. There is the physical pain of the privation of an entire people--French citizens--particularly women and children. There is the fragility yet incredibly enduring strength of very many different kinds of love, and the destitution of lost or fragmented love. And perhaps most of all, there is the emotional agony of choices made, and those that are not made. And as we discover, sometimes a seemingly simple decision takes on monstrous enormity while some really huge choices are often more easily made. So often it is easier to act when the situation is black and white, rather than so many shades of grey. This story may in essence be about two young women and their own reactions to the occupation of France, but it is most of all the story of the immeasurable bravery of the real-life French people, so many of them women, who took a stand against the Nazis and saved Jewish children and downed Allied airmen who bombed the Nazi occupation and eventually forced Hitler's retreat, surrender, and cowardly suicide. The central question the reader is confronted with time and again is: "could I, would I dare to do even a fraction of what these incredible women were able to do?" Can you love your country enough, and believe against all seeming odds in her ultimate survival, to risk your life and the lives of your friends to bring these downed Allied airmen to a distant safety that they may continue the fight? Can you love your child so much that you risk everything to try and ensure she does not grow up in a place, among a people, in which no neighbor or friend will even try to save a Jewish child? The two sisters, Vianne and Isabelle, go on very different journeys to find their way to the Resistance: the younger, Isabelle, is described as impetuous and from the beginning has a remarkable will and need to fight on the behalf of the Free French--but how, and what can she do as a woman of the time? Vianne is drawn into the Resistence much more slowly, unwillingly (and for good reason; she is protecting her daughter), but is ultimately just as courageous as her sister precisely because of the circumstances that are part of her life. I cannot say enough about how thoroughly well developed and believable each character is (and I include here not only Vianne and Isabelle), and how much you come to care for them. Like several other reviewers, I read this story in one sitting, riveted and unable to put the book down. This book is fiction, and yet here we see the beating heart of history; the true stories of the French Resistance. It is an incredible testament to the skill of this author that the reader can hear not only the fictional characters distinctive voices, but the many voices from the journals and accounts she used to construct this novel. This book will undoubtedly make you cry at times, but the journey through this most painful of historic times to see these triumphs is so well worth it. Review: LOVE this story - I enjoyed the novel because the characters feel realistic and the story is both heartbreaking and inspiring. Kristin Hannah does a great job showing the effects of war on ordinary people, especially women. Overall, The Nightingale is a moving and memorable book that I would recommend to anyone who enjoys historical fiction and emotional stories. Plus this book is beautiful in person. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B00NY8OTR0 | | Author | Kristin Hannah | | Best Sellers Rank | #94 in Audible Books & Originals ( See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals ) #1 in World War II & Holocaust Historical Fiction #1 in World War II Historical Fiction #1 in Historical World War II & Holocaust Fiction | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (424,962) | | Language | English | | Listening Length | 17 hours and 19 minutes | | Narrator | Polly Stone | | Program Type | Audiobook | | Publication date | February 3, 2015 | | Publisher | Macmillan Audio | | Version | Unabridged | ## Images ![The Nightingale: A Novel - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81MSoBp+PAL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Media Language, Media Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Women of the French Resistance *by E***A on April 9, 2015* A moving tribute to the women of the Resistance who dared to lose everything to save Jewish children and downed Allied airmen in WWIII Nazi-Occupied France. This novel begins gorgeously: "If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: in love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are. Today's young people want to know everything about everyone. They think talking about a problem will solve it. I come from a quieter generation. We understand the value of forgetting; the lure of reinvention." Some reviewers here have delved into the storyline with some wonderfully evocative summaries, which you can read to get a real sense of what this book is about. Others have preferred to structure their review more traditionally, in a critique, which I will also endeavor to do. This book is so fabulously rich in its narrative, its characters and its subject matter. It is no easy read, in the sense that because the author is so very adept at bringing the setting and characters to us (the backdrop being Occupied France during the horrors of the Nazi occupation of WWII) all but the most insensitive readers will feel the harrowing pain of the situation down to their bones. There is the physical pain of the privation of an entire people--French citizens--particularly women and children. There is the fragility yet incredibly enduring strength of very many different kinds of love, and the destitution of lost or fragmented love. And perhaps most of all, there is the emotional agony of choices made, and those that are not made. And as we discover, sometimes a seemingly simple decision takes on monstrous enormity while some really huge choices are often more easily made. So often it is easier to act when the situation is black and white, rather than so many shades of grey. This story may in essence be about two young women and their own reactions to the occupation of France, but it is most of all the story of the immeasurable bravery of the real-life French people, so many of them women, who took a stand against the Nazis and saved Jewish children and downed Allied airmen who bombed the Nazi occupation and eventually forced Hitler's retreat, surrender, and cowardly suicide. The central question the reader is confronted with time and again is: "could I, would I dare to do even a fraction of what these incredible women were able to do?" Can you love your country enough, and believe against all seeming odds in her ultimate survival, to risk your life and the lives of your friends to bring these downed Allied airmen to a distant safety that they may continue the fight? Can you love your child so much that you risk everything to try and ensure she does not grow up in a place, among a people, in which no neighbor or friend will even try to save a Jewish child? The two sisters, Vianne and Isabelle, go on very different journeys to find their way to the Resistance: the younger, Isabelle, is described as impetuous and from the beginning has a remarkable will and need to fight on the behalf of the Free French--but how, and what can she do as a woman of the time? Vianne is drawn into the Resistence much more slowly, unwillingly (and for good reason; she is protecting her daughter), but is ultimately just as courageous as her sister precisely because of the circumstances that are part of her life. I cannot say enough about how thoroughly well developed and believable each character is (and I include here not only Vianne and Isabelle), and how much you come to care for them. Like several other reviewers, I read this story in one sitting, riveted and unable to put the book down. This book is fiction, and yet here we see the beating heart of history; the true stories of the French Resistance. It is an incredible testament to the skill of this author that the reader can hear not only the fictional characters distinctive voices, but the many voices from the journals and accounts she used to construct this novel. This book will undoubtedly make you cry at times, but the journey through this most painful of historic times to see these triumphs is so well worth it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ LOVE this story *by F***! on August 31, 2026* I enjoyed the novel because the characters feel realistic and the story is both heartbreaking and inspiring. Kristin Hannah does a great job showing the effects of war on ordinary people, especially women. Overall, The Nightingale is a moving and memorable book that I would recommend to anyone who enjoys historical fiction and emotional stories. Plus this book is beautiful in person. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ SO Good! *by M***E on September 26, 2026* This book is truly outstanding. I haven’t been a reader in a long time and have been trying to pick it back up. I COULD NOT put this down. It is just so good and so beautifully written. It draws you in at every turn of events that seem so realistic and true to events occurring during this horrific time and yet turns everything into a beautiful memoir representing the incredibly brave women, men and children of this time. I cried multiple times and I cannot wait for the movie! --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.no/products/13976427-the-nightingale-a-novel](https://www.desertcart.no/products/13976427-the-nightingale-a-novel) --- *Product available on Desertcart Norway* *Store origin: NO* *Last updated: 2026-10-16*