Kristin Hannah

Et gribende portræt af to søstre i det besatte Frankrig under 2. verdenskrig og de ofre, de er villige til at bringe for deres land og dem, de elsker. I den lille franske by Carriveau i året 1939 er Vianne Mauriac alene tilbage med sin datter Sophie, efter at hendes mand, Antoine, er taget til fronten. Da tyskerne besætter store dele af landet, må Vianne vælge imellem at opgive deres lille hus eller have en tysk kaptajn indkvarteret. Og det er bare det første af en række svære valg, hun må træffe for at beskytte sig selv og sin datter, mens hun venter på nyt om Antoine. Viannes lillesøster Isabelle er hos deres far i Paris, da tyskerne invaderer byen. Sammen med tusindvis af andre parisere forlader hun byen og drager til fods mod Carriveau. På vejen oplever hun krigens gru på nærmeste hold og møder en ung modstandsmand, som hun forelsker sig hovedløst i. Men da han svigter hende, må hun blive hos Isabelle i Carriveau, hvor hun involverer sig i modstandskampen og gang på gang sætter livet på spil for at redde andre og for et frit Frankrig. Pressen skriver: »Det er en tåreperser. Læs 30 sider, og du har brugt lige så mange Kleenex!« ***** – Femina »Kristin Hannah veksler fermt mellem skildringerne af søstrenes forskellige attituder til besættelsen, krigen og tyskerne.« – Weekendavisen

Nattergalen av bestselgerforfatter Kristin Hannah er et gripende portrett av to søstre i det okkuperte Frankrike, og hva de er villige til å ofre for sitt land og for dem de elsker. Året er 1938. I den lille franske byen Carriveau er Vianne alene igjen med datteren Sophie etter at mannen er reist til fronten. Da tyskerne okkuperer store deler av landet, må Vianne velge mellom å miste huset eller innkvartere en tysk kaptein. Dette er bare det første av en rekke vanskelige valg hun må ta for å beskytte seg selv og datteren mens hun venter på nytt om ektemannen. Viannes lillesøster, Isabelle, er hos faren i Paris da tyskerne invaderer byen. Sammen med tusenvis av andre parisere forlater hun byen og går til fots mot Carriveau. På veien opplever hun krigens grusomheter på nært hold og møter en ung motstandsmann som hun forelsker seg hodestups i. Men da han svikter henne, må hun bli hos Vianne i Carriveau. Der kaster Isabelle seg inn i motstandskampen, og gang på gang setter hun livet på spill for å redde andre og kjempe for et fritt Frankrike"Jeg elsket Nattergalen av Kristin Hannah (...); sterke karakterer, handling og følelser, hvem kunne ønske seg mer av en roman?" Isabel Allende

50 semanas en el TOP10 del New York TimesM s de 1.500.000 ejemplares vendidosUno de los 10 libros m s vendidos en USA en 2015Premio Goodreads Mejor Novela de Ficci n Hist ricaFrancia, 1939. En el tranquilo pueblo de Carriveau, Vianne Mauriac se despide de su marido, Antoine, que debe marchar al frente. Ella no cree que los nazis vayan a invadir Francia, pero lo hacen, con batallones de soldados marchando por las calles, con caravanas de camiones y tanques, con aviones que llenan los cielos y lanzan bombas sobre los inocentes. Cuando un capit n alem n requisa la casa de Vianne, ella y su hija deben convivir con el enemigo o arriesgarse a perderlo todo. Sin comida ni dinero ni esperanza, Vianne se ve obligada a tomar decisiones cada vez m s dif ciles para sobrevivir. La hermana de Vianne, Isabelle, es una joven rebelde de dieciocho a os que busca un prop sito para su vida con toda la temeraria pasi n de la juventud. Mientras miles de parisinos escapan de la ciudad ante la inminente llegada de los alemanes, Isabelle se encuentra con Ga ton, un partisano que cree que los franceses pueden luchar contra los nazis desde dentro de Francia. Isabelle se enamora completamente pero, tras sentirse traicionada, decide unirse a la Resistencia. Sin detenerse nunca para mirar atr s, Isabelle arriesgar su vida una y otra vez para salvar a otros. En el amor descubrimos qui nes queremos ser. En la guerra descubrimos qui nes somos en realidad. «Me entusiasm El ruise or de Kristin Hannah, una escritora con gran talento para crear historias con magn ficos personajes, excelentes argumentos y fuertes emociones. Se puede pedir m s en una novela? Isabel Allende Rese as: «Un libro que no se puede dejar... Este homenaje emocionante y emocional a las valientes mujeres que lucharon tras las l neas enemigas en la Segunda Guerra Mundial est destinado a conseguir para la ya inmensamente popular Hannah una audiencia todav a mayor. El Ruise or lo tiene todo para arrasar en el mundo editorial. Booklist «Una novela llena de emoci n y coraz n. Library Journal «Kristin Hannah, en esta narraci n de intensos crescendos emocionales, homenajea de paso a tantas mujeres an nimas que en los a os b licos m s crudos tuvieron los reda os de resistir al nazismo y combatirlo letalmente. La Vanguardia «Hannah trata con maestr a el drama de la guerra a trav s de dos mujeres cuya fuerza de car cter brilla m s all de sus diferencias. Publishers Weekly «El Ruise or es una de esas novelas que te entran directamente por los ojos, con una portada absolutamente maravillosa, sencilla pero muy cuidada en detalles y una historia que a los que nos sentimos atra dos por la Segunda Guerra Mundial nos resultar imprescindible. Blog Adivina qui n lee. «Creo que esta novela es un homenaje al valor de mucha gente com n que, calladamente, hizo mucho para liberar al pa s o para, al menos, ayudar a gente desfavorecida. Blog Libros que hay que leer.com «Ha sido una lectura plena, satisfactoria, emotiva e intensa y que he disfrutado much simo. Sin duda, va a convertirse en una de mis mejores lecturas del a o. No es un libro m s sobre la guerra, es un libro donde se homenajea a todas esas personas an nimas que dieron su vida por salvar la de los dem s. Eso es una de las cosas que m s me ha calado. Blog El templo de la lectura. ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONThe Nightingale. A phenomenon that has enthralled a generation of readers. *Goodreads Best Historical Novel of the Year *People's Choice Favorite Fiction Winner *#1 Indie Next Selection *Buzzfeed Best of the Year *The Wall Street Journal Best of the Year The Week Best of the Year 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.

We all make mistakes, but for Meghann Dontess the terrible choice she made some years ago cost her everything, including the love of her sister, Claire. Meghann is now a highly successful attorney, and has put all thoughts of love completely behind her - until she meets the one man who believes he can change her mind. Claire has fallen in love for the first time in her life, and as her wedding day approaches she prepares to face her strong-willed older sister. Reunited after two decades, these two women who believe they have nothing in common will try to become what they never were: a family. Tender, funny, bittersweet and moving, Between Sisters skilfully explores the profound joys and sorrows shared in a close relationship, the mistakes made in the name of love, and the promise of redemption.

The profound sequel to Firefly Lane, now a major Netflix series starring Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke. From Kristin Hannah, the bestselling author of The Four Winds and The Nightingale. Fly Away is the heartrending story of three women who have lost their way and need each other – plus a miracle – to transform their lives . . . Tully Hart, a celebrity news reporter is spiralling downward after the sudden loss of her best friend Kate. Consumed with guilt, Tully and Kate's daughter, Marah, grapple with their past mistakes. Meanwhile, Cloud, Tully's mother, endeavours to alleviate the burden. For them to find their way back, forgiveness becomes their only hope. And then something momentous happens – something which causes each one of them to realize what they’ve done, and what they have become . . .'A novel that will touch the hearts of all who pick it up' – Huffington PostReaders love Fly Away:'So gripping and unputdownable''The sequel to Firefly Lane is simply fabulous . . . The three women all reach new heights and depths''Make sure you have your tissues at the ready''So beautifully written, you will love it from start to finish''I will be telling all my friends who read about it'

Return to the world of FIREFLY LANE--now a Netflix series--from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kristin Hannah. Once, a long time ago, I walked down a night-darkened road called Firefly Lane, all alone, on the worst night of my life, and I found a kindred spirit. That was our beginning. More than thirty years ago. TullyandKate. You and me against the world. Best friends forever. But stories end, don't they? You lose the people you love and you have to find a way to go on. . . . Tully Hart has always been larger than life, a woman fueled by big dreams and driven by memories of a painful past. She thinks she can overcome anything until her best friend, Kate Ryan, dies. Tully tries to fulfill her deathbed promise to Kate--to be there for Kate's children--but Tully knows nothing about family or motherhood or taking care of people. Sixteen-year-old Marah Ryan is devastated by her mother's death. Her father, Johnny, strives to hold the family together, but even with his best efforts, Marah becomes unreachable in her grief. Nothing and no one seems to matter to her . . . until she falls in love with a young man who makes her smile again and leads her into his dangerous, shadowy world. Dorothy Hart--the woman who once called herself Cloud--is at the center of Tully's tragic past. She repeatedly abandoned her daughter, Tully, as a child, but now she comes back, drawn to her daughter's side at a time when Tully is most alone. At long last, Dorothy must face her darkest fear: Only by revealing the ugly secrets of her past can she hope to become the mother her daughter needs. A single, tragic choice and a middle-of-the-night phone call will bring these women together and set them on a poignant, powerful journey of redemption. Each has lost her way, and they will need each one another--and maybe a miracle--to transform their lives. An emotionally complex, heart-wrenching novel about love, motherhood, loss, and new beginnings, Fly Away reminds us that where there is life, there is hope, and where there is love, there is forgiveness. Told with her trademark powerful storytelling and illuminating prose, Kristin Hannah reveals why she is one of the most beloved writers of our day.

'One of the greatest storytellers of our time' - Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads SingNow a number one series on Netflix, Firefly Lane is an unforgettable, poignant and powerful coming of age story spanning more than three decades. It is a story of love, loss and the magic of friendship between two women which forms the basis of their lives.'Friendships were like marriages in that way. Routines and patterns were poured early and hardened like cement'It is 1974 and the summer of love is drawing to a close. Kate Mularkey has accepted her place at the bottom of the secondary school social food chain. Then, to her amazement, Tully Hart – the girl all the boys want to know – moves in across the street and wants to be her best friend. Tully and Kate became inseparable and by summer’s end they vow that their friendship will last forever. For thirty years Tully and Kate buoy each other through life, weathering the storms of friendship, jealousy, anger, hurt and resentment. Tully follows her ambition to find fame and success. Kate knows that all she wants is to fall in love and have a family. What she doesn’t know is how being a wife and a mother will change her. They think they’ve survived it all until a single act of betrayal tears them apart. But when tragedy strikes, can the bonds of friendship survive? Or is it the one hurdle that even a lifelong friendship cannot overcome? Continue Firefly Lane's emotional journey with the sequel Fly Away. Praise for Kristin Hannah:‘Moving and unforgettable’ – Christy Lefteri, bestselling author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo‘A classic storyteller’ – Matt Haig, bestselling author of The Midnight Library'Stuns with sacrifice. Uplifts with heroism' – Bonnie Garmus, bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry‘A rich, compelling novel of love, sacrifice and survival’ – Kate Morton‘A masterclass . . . This is a story that will stay with me for a long, long time’ – Karen Swan

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - From the author The Women, a moving, powerful novel about the fragile threads that bind together our lives and the astonishing potential of second chances "A tender, beautifully told story of emotional growth, forgiveness and] the possibility of miracles."--Publishers Weekly, starred review Madelaine Hillyard is a world-famous heart surgeon at the top of her game. Her personal life is far less successful. A loving but overworked single mom, she is constantly at odds with her teenage daughter. At sixteen, Lina is confused, angry, and fast becoming a stranger to her mother--a rebel desperate to find the father who walked away before she was born. Complicating matters for Madelaine are the vastly different DeMarco brothers: While priest Francis DeMarco is always ready to lend a helping hand, his brother, Angel, long ago took on the role of bad boy. Years earlier Angel abandoned Madelaine--and fatherhood--to go in search of fame and fortune. His departure left Madelaine devastated, but now he reappears and seeks help from the very people he betrayed--as a patient in dire need.

The consequence of one terrible night changes a group of young people's lives forever. Night Road is an unforgettable story from the internationally bestselling author of The Nightingale, Kristin Hannah. 'Movingly written and plotted . . . you’ll keep turning the pages until the last racking sob' – Daily Mail Lexi and Mia are inseparable from the moment they start high school. Different in so many ways – Lexi is an orphan and lives with her aunt on a trailer park, while Mia is a golden girl blessed with a loving family, and a beautiful home. Yet they recognize something in each other which sets them apart from the crowd, and Mia comes to rely heavily on Lexi’s steadfast friendship. Mia’s beloved, and incredibly good-looking, twin brother Zach, finds life much less complicated than his sister. He'd always sailed through life easily achieving whatever he, and his family, wanted and expected – but then he fell in love. The summer they graduated is a time they will always remember, and one they could never forget. It is a summer of love, best friends, shared confidences and promises. Then one moment one night changes them all forever. As hearts are broken, loyalties challenged and hopes dashed, the time has come to leave childhood behind and learn to face the future. Selected for the UK's TV Book Club Summer Read.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The beloved author of The Women explores the heartbreaking choices facing a couple who have forgotten how to love each other. "Hannah examines whether love and commitment are enough to sustain a marriage when two people who have put their individual dreams on ice get a chance to defrost them . . . in fast-moving prose punctuated by snappy asides."--People Elizabeth and Jackson Shore married young, raised two daughters, and weathered the storms of youth as they built a family. From a distance, their lives look picture perfect. But after the girls leave home, Jack and Elizabeth quietly drift apart. When Jack accepts a wonderful new job, Elizabeth puts her own needs aside to follow him across the country. Then tragedy turns Elizabeth's world upside down. In the aftermath, she questions everything about her life--her choices, her marriage, even her long-forgotten dreams. In a daring move that shocks her husband, friends, and daughters, she lets go of the woman she has become--and reaches out for the woman she wants to be.

Can a woman ever really know herself if she doesn't know her mother? From the author of the smash-hit bestseller Firefly Lane and True Colors comes Kristin Hannah's powerful, heartbreaking novel that illuminates the intricate mother-daughter bond and explores the enduring links between the present and the past. Meredith and Nina Whitson are as different as sisters can be. One stayed at home to raise her children and manage the family apple orchard; the other followed a dream and traveled the world to become a famous photojournalist. But when their beloved father falls ill, Meredith and Nina find themselves together again, standing alongside their cold, disapproving mother, Anya, who even now, offers no comfort to her daughters. As children, the only connection between them was the Russian fairy tale Anya sometimes told the girls at night. On his deathbed, their father extracts a promise from the women in his life: the fairy tale will be told one last time--and all the way to the end. Thus begins an unexpected journey into the truth of Anya's life in war-torn Leningrad, more than five decades ago. Alternating between the past and present, Meredith and Nina will finally hear the singular, harrowing story of their mother's life, and what they learn is a secret so terrible and terrifying that it will shake the very foundation of their family and change who they believe they are.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A poignant and tender story of love, loss, passion, and the fragile threads that bind families together from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Women. "A beautifully simple, deeply compassionate story."--Diana Gabaldon Annie Colwater's only child has just left home for school abroad. On that same day, her husband of twenty years confesses that he's in love with a younger woman. Alone in the house that is no longer a home, Annie comes to the painful realization that for years she has been slowly disappearing. Lonely and afraid, she retreats to Mystic, the small Washington town where she grew up, hoping that there she can reclaim the woman she once was--the woman she is now desperate to become again. In Mystic, she is reunited with her first love, Nick Delacroix, a recent widower unable to cope with his grieving, too-silent six-year-old daughter, Izzie. Together, the three of them begin to heal, and, at last, Annie learns that she can love without losing herself. But just when she has found a second chance at happiness, her life is turned upside down again, and Annie must make a choice no woman should have to make. . . . Praise for On Mystic Lake "Marvelous . . . a touching love story . . . You know a book is a winner when you devour it in one evening and hope there's a sequel. . . . This page-turner has enough twists and turns to keep the reader up until the wee hours of the morning."--USA Today"Superb . . . I'll heartily recommend On Mystic Lake to any woman . . . who demands that a story leave her in a satisfied glow."--The Washington Post Book World"A luminescent story . . . Kristin Hannah touches the deepest, most tender corners of our hearts."--Tami Hoag "Excellent . . . On Mystic Lake is an emotional experience you won't soon forget."--Rocky Mountain News "Propels readers forward to the final chapter."--The Seattle Times

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Women comes an incandescent story about the resilience of the human spirit, the triumph of hope, and the meaning of home. In the rugged Pacific Northwest lies the Olympic National Forest--nearly a million acres of impenetrable darkness and impossible beauty. From deep within this old growth forest, a six-year-old girl appears. Speechless and alone, she offers no clue as to her identity, no hint of her past. Having retreated to her western Washington hometown after a scandal left her career in ruins, child psychiatrist Dr. Julia Cates is determined to free the extraordinary little girl she calls Alice from a prison of unimaginable fear and isolation. To reach her, Julia must discover the truth about Alice's past--although doing so requires help from Julia's estranged sister, a local police officer. The shocking facts of Alice's life test the limits of Julia's faith and strength, even as she struggles to make a home for Alice--and for herself. "One of Kristin Hannah's] most compelling and riveting novels."--Booklist

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - " Kristin] Hannah is superb at delving into her main characters' psyches and delineating nuances of feeling."--The Washington Post Book World From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Women comes a poignant, evocative story that celebrates the magic of motherhood, the joys of coming home, and the price we so willingly pay for love. Years of trying unsuccessfully to conceive a child have broken more than Angie DeSaria's heart. Following a painful divorce, she moves back to her small Pacific Northwest hometown and takes over management of her family's restaurant. In West End, where life rises and falls like the tides, Angie's fortunes will drastically change yet again when she meets and befriends a troubled young woman. Angie hires Lauren Ribido because she sees something special in the seventeen-year-old. They quickly form a deep bond, and when Lauren is abandoned by her mother, Angie offers the girl a place to stay. But nothing could have prepared Angie for the far-reaching repercussions of this act of kindness. Together, these two women--one who longs for a child and the other who longs for a mother's love--will be tested in ways that neither could have imagined. "Enormously entertaining . . . Hannah has a nice ear for dialogue and a knack for getting the reader inside the characters' heads."--The Seattle Times

Women across America laughed, cried, and reconnected with their friends after reading Kristin Hannah's smash hit, Firefly Lane. Now, in True Colors, she explores the poignant, powerful, complex world of sisters... The Grey sisters had only each other when their mother died years ago. Their stern, unyielding father gave them almost no attention. Winona, the oldest, needs her father's approval most of all. An overweight dreamer, she never felt at home on the sprawling horse ranch that had been in her family for three generations. Aurora, the middle, is the peacemaker. Vivi Ann, the youngest, is the undisputed star of the family. Everything comes easily to Vivi Ann, her father's love most of all. But when Vivi Ann makes a fateful decision to follow her heart, rather than take the route of a dutiful daughter, events are set in motion that will test the love and loyalties of the Grey sisters. They will be pitted against each other in ways none could have imagined. Secrets will be revealed, and a terrible, shocking crime will shatter both the family and their beloved town. With breathtaking pace and penetrating insight, Kristin Hannah's True Colors is a novel about sisters, vengeance, jealousy, betrayal--and ultimately, what it truly means to be a family.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The renowned author of The Women vividly explores the intricate bonds of sisterhood and family. " Kristin] Hannah brings] snap and a lot of warmth to a familiar lesson: that contentment comes from accepting each other's flaws."--People Years ago, Meghann Dontess made a terrible choice that cost her everything, including the love of her sister, Claire. Now, Meghann is a highly successful attorney who doesn't believe in intimacy--until she meets the one man who can change her mind. Claire Cavenaugh has fallen in love for the first time in her life. As her wedding day approaches, she prepares to face her strong-willed older sister. Reunited after more than two decades apart, these two women who believe they have nothing in common will try to become what they never were: a family. Tender, funny, bittersweet, and moving, Between Sisters skillfully explores the profound joys and sorrows shared by sisters, the mistakes made in the name of love, and the promise of redemption--all beautifully told by acclaimed author Kristin Hannah. "Enormously entertaining . . . Hannah has a nice ear for dialogue and a knack for getting the reader inside the characters' heads."--The Seattle Times "Hannah writes of love with compassion and conviction."--Luanne Rice