“Thematically, we're both [with Kristin Hannah ] interested in women's experiences and women's stories, and until now, you've mostly dealt with how it feels to be a wife/mother/sister/name your poison in today's world. But this story [The Nightingale ] is told from the perspective of two sisters during the German occupation of France in WWII.” WorldFeelsTwoStoriesTodayMotherNamesWifePerspectiveFrancePoisonOccupationWwiiNightingalesToday's WorldTwo SistersWife Mother Author:Megan Chance
“Honestly, I really didn't want to take on World War II France, but when I came across the story of a nineteen-year-old Belgian woman who created an escape route out of Nazi-Occupied France, I was hooked.” WorldWantYearsWarStoriesHonestlyFranceWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiWorld War INaziRoutesHookedNineteenBelgians Author:Megan Chance
“Andrée De Jongh story led me to other stories of women who joined the Resistance in France. I found literally dozens of memoirs written by women who had become spies and couriers and helped to create the escape network. These women were like action-star heroes.” StoriesActionFoundStarsWrittenHeroMemoirResistanceFranceDozenSpy Author:Megan Chance
“I have to admit that WWII France was not at all on my radar for Kristin Hannah.” FranceWwiiRadar Author:Megan Chance
