It has been more than four years since I first read
The Nightingale. When my book club decided to read it for August I didn't hesitate reading it for the second time.
This time I decided to "read" it on Audible, which I thoroughly enjoyed. Not only did I get to hear the narrator pronounce names that I only guessed at, but the emotion was conveyed so strongly when listing to somebody read it out loud. I forgot how much I had forgotten about the book. Like who was really the narrator. I had forgotten. I had also forgotten the emotional brutality of Rachel and her daughter trying to make it to the free-zone. Also, there was another piece that I had forgotten from the first time I read the book, like who provided the Nazis with the list of names of Jewish residents in the village. I had totally forgotten that scene.
Bottom Line - even though I had forgotten a lot of the details of
The Nightingale, I hadn't forgotten how it made me feel to read about the atrocities that took place during that time. I still remember so clearly what it felt like to walk down the paths at the American Cemetary in Normandy. That is a feeling that I will never forget.
The Nightingale has been read and loved by millions of people. If you haven't had the chance to read it yet, I encourage you to do so. It will not be a book that you will soon forget.
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