The Nightingale  by Kristin Hannah “Men tell stories. Women get on with it. For us it was a Shadow War. There were no parades for us when it was over, no medals or mentions in history books. We did what we had to during the war, and when it was over, we picked up the pieces and started our lives over.”  ― Kristin Hannah, The Nightingale The Nightingale, both well-written and