Historical
The Nightingale
Two sisters in occupied France take very different paths during the Second World War. One tries to keep her child and home safe under German billeting, while the other joins the resistance and helps airmen escape.
- First published
- 2015
- Pace
- medium
- Length
- medium
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you want an emotional wartime story about women's courage, sisterhood and quiet resistance.
Skip this if you want to avoid wartime cruelty, including the occupation and the camps, which appear on the page.
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