The Nightingale will go down as one of my favorite books. Two strong women that fought with all their might to stay alive during the Nazi take over of France in WWII. This was a heart-wrenching book like all other WWII novels but I love how this book focused merely on the survival of two women, what they had to do to survive the war. The end...God the end of the book was devastating but also enlightening at the same time. Enlightening in the way that people survived, throughout all the horrors and sadness and horrific experiences, they survived and they were still able to love. Such a great read - highly recommend.