'The Nightingale' sells well, receives critical praise
The novel 鈥淭he Nightingale鈥� by Kristin Hannah is selling well and receiving some positive reviews.聽
鈥淣ightingale,鈥� which was released earlier this month, follows two French sisters, Vianne and Isabelle, living during World War II. After Vianne鈥檚 husband leaves for combat, the Germans take up residence in Vianne鈥檚 home. Meanwhile, Isabelle falls in love but, once she is betrayed by her paramour, decides to become part of the Resistance.聽
The book ranked at number five on the IndieBound hardcover fiction bestseller list for the week of Feb. 19 and it鈥檚 at number five on the hardcover fiction bestseller list for the week of March 1.
Amazon selected the novel as one of the best books to be released this month and Amazon editorial director Sara Nelson predicted it would be a novel the public would be hearing a lot about. 鈥淭his is going to be a huge book,鈥� she said.聽
staff called the book 鈥減enetrating,鈥� while writer Julia M. Reffner of Midlothian, Va. called the book 鈥渇ull of emotion and heart.鈥澛�
Meanwhile, writer Jaclyn Fulwood wrote that Hannah 鈥渄elves unflinchingly into a time and place when the world was at war鈥�. With her instinct for capturing family dynamics and female relationships, Hannah offers her fans everything they've come to love and expect in her writing. She shows how war creates circumstances that bring out the best and the worst in humanity. Spanning the entire war, Hannah's epic is an emotional powerhouse that lays bare the human heart's capacity for courage, compassion and resilience.鈥�
staff found that 鈥淸Hannah鈥檚] tendency to sentimentalize undermines the gravitas of this tale鈥� but noted that Vianne鈥檚 story is 鈥渘o less wrenching鈥� than her sister鈥檚 and that the book is 鈥渧ivid鈥�. a respectful and absorbing page-turner.鈥�
