“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
“I had read a lot of books on World War II, but I didn't know that downed airmen had hiked over the frozen peaks of the Pyrenees Mountains in shoes that didn't fit, in clothes that weren't warm enough, with German and Spanish patrols searching for them.” KnowsWorldBookWarEnoughFitMountainClothesShoesWarmWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiWorld War IFrozenAirmen Author:Megan Chance
“[I am more than happy to invite my five favorite fictional characters.]Roland Deschain from Stephen King's Dark Tower series. There's a whole world about Roland left to know. I've got questions. He'd have answers. So pour him a glass of wine.” KnowsWorldWholeCharacterLeftDarkAnswersFiveKingsWineSeriesGlassesWhole WorldInvitesTowersWine GlassFictional CharacterDark TowerDark Tower SeriesRoland DeschainDeschain Author:Megan Chance
“The material world is simply an expression of the mind; that's what so many fail to see. We're so dependent on what is before us that we discount our intuition. Yet if one dismisses instinct, how can one understand or believe in a world that exists beyond one's sight?” IfsWorldMindBelieveFailingExpressionMaterialsSightInstinctIntuitionDependentMaterial WorldDiscounts Author:Megan Chance
“Trying to justify a world we don't hold all the answers to is what bedevils the best of us. Sometimes it's better just to accept that things are as we see them.” WorldTryingSometimesAnswersAcceptingJustify Author:Megan Chance
