A Comprehensive Book Guide of The Nightingale The Nightingale, by Kristin Hannah, is a story about two French sisters who struggle to survive during World War II. One of them is rebellious opts to fight for France while the looks for ways to survive through the war with her family. In the process both learn their real mettle and what they are really capable of. The story begins in 1995 at the Oregon Coast where an elderly woman is dying of cancer. Her son helps her settle in a retirement home. He notices a photo of a woman named Juliette Gervaise and asks his mother who she is. The old lady begins her tale. It is war time in France and Vianne, the older sister, lives in Carriveau, a picturesque small town. She is married to Antoine a daughter named Sophie. Isabelle, the younger sister, has been living boarding schools from childhood because her father was unwilling to raise her up and her sister was too weak to look after her. She is rebellious and soon gets expelled from several boarding schools and finally requests her father to take her in. As the war begins, Antoine is asked to join the army while Vianne continues her work at the school as a teacher. Isabelle returns to Carriveau to live with Vianne after Nazis invade Paris. She meets a young man named Gaetan and falls in love with him. She gets interested in the resistance group that he is part of and she begins to involve in spreading propaganda against the Nazis. A Nazi named Beck billets with Vianne and treats her and Sophie kindly though Isabelle is upset with him being in the house. Vianne fears that Isabelle’s action will draw the attention of the Germans and cause them harm. Isabelle is soon asked to move to Paris on a resistance assignment. To be continued... Here is a Preview of What You Will Get: ⁃ A Detailed Introduction ⁃ A Comprehensive Chapter by Chapter Book Guide ⁃ Etc Get a copy of this book guide and learn about the book.
