The Nightingale is a historical fiction novel by American author Kristin Hannah published by St. Martin's Press. The book tells the story of two sisters in France during World War II and their struggl
The Nightingale
Andrée de Jongh
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My name is Andrée...but I would like you to call me by my code name, which is Dédée, which means little mother. From here on I will be your little mother, and you will be my little children. It will b
The Nightingale (Hannah novel)
…France during World War II and their struggle to survive and resist the German occupation there. The book was inspired by accounts of a Belgian woman, Andrée de Jongh, who helped downed Allied pilots escape Nazi territory. The Nightingale entered multiple bestseller lists upon release. As of 2021, it has been published…
Andrée de Jongh after visiting Buckingham Palace to receive the George Medal in February 1946
De Jongh's house in Schaerbeek
De Jongh in 1941
The river Bidasoa, the Franco/Spanish border, near the crossing point of the Comet Line