The Nightingale is written with brutal honesty. But the actions of both made a difference to multiple lives. One sister in this book decided to go hard with her resistance the other took a more discreet approach. They build up and flow on and before you know it, they make a monumental difference. Resist because it is the only thing you can do. Not for the sake of it, not because you hate the enemy, or because you’re an inherently disruptive individual. I find this quote so profound and it cuts right to the core of what this story is about. And then ask that very question to someone else.” “Ask yourself a question, that’s how resistance begins. The author quotes Remco Campert within the pages of the book:
It’s more a story about the resistance in France during the war years, about two sisters who both choose a path of resistance, despite their very different circumstances and obligations. This story is not just about World War II.
So what follows is a reflection on why The Nightingale has knocked me for six. This book has touched me so deeply that writing a review is not enough. I will say right now, before I go any further, that The Nightingale is without doubt the best book I have ever read. Sitting firmly within my favourite genre, historical fiction set during WWII in Europe, The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah, seemed to tick all of the right boxes for me, so it was with high hopes that I approached this much-anticipated and widely lauded book from an author I had not read before.
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