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@evergreen_reads | 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 “’𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧,’ 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭. ’𝐈 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭... 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞.’ ’𝐍𝐨, 𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭,’ 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝. ’𝐒𝐨 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨–’ ’𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧…𝐔𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐠𝐨.’“ Kristin Hannah never fails to disappoint. This is my fourth book by her and she always delivers a beautifully gripping story about family, love and loss. While the first 150 pages felt a bit slow, I was so captivated by the remainder of the story. The past timeline solidified the book for me. And THAT ENDING. It was completely unexpected and so healing after all the pain and heartache from the events prior. I will always recommend Kristin Hannah. She’s an all-time favorite author of mine and I love working my way through her backlist! ❄️ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞: -historical fiction -dual timelines -grief/loss -rekindling broken family -winter setting -war time love stories -strong women -fairytales ————————— #bookstagram #kristinhannah #wintergarden #historicalfiction #historicalfictionbooks #romancebooks #kristinhannahbooks #bookpost #bookreview #bookflatlay #bookaesthetics #bookreviewer #bookstagrammer #bookobsessed #flatlay #aesthetics #wintertime kristinhannahauthor
Rhi A Beautiful Story - WWII historical fiction; alternating timeline; trigger warnings below Winter Garden is a beautiful story about a dysfunctional mother & daughter relationship and the discovery of a hidden past. This story is full of complex characters drama, and heartache. As expected with any Kristin Hannah novel, this story will rip your heart open in the most marvelous way. I really enjoyed the story within a story that existed in this book, using the alternating timeline. I greatly appreciated how the “story” was italicized, giving the past its own voice throughout the book. While the overall storyline seemed a bit unrealistic, I enjoyed watching the story unfold. Audiobook Thoughts: I adored that the narrator gave the story of the past a Russian accent, really bringing that story to life and helping to differentiate the two parts of the story. Trigger Warning: War, Death, Starvation, Death of a Child, Grief
Winter Garden (Reissue) (Paperback) by Kristin Hannah
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From the author of the bestsellers "Firefly Lane" and "True Colors" comes a powerful, heartbreaking novel that illuminates the intricate mother-daughter bond and explores the enduring links between the present and the past.Book Synopsis
Mesmerizing from the first page to the last, Kristin Hannah's Winter Garden is one woman's sweeping, heartbreaking story of love, loss, and redemption. At once an epic love story set in World War II Russia and an intimate portrait of contemporary mothers and daughters poised at the crossroads of their lives, it explores the heartbreak of war, the cost of survival and the ultimate triumph of the human spirit. It is a novel that will haunt the reader long after the last page is turned.
1941. Leningrad, a once magical city besieged by war, cut off from aid, buried in snow. A city full of women desperate to save their children and themselves... 2000. Loss and old age have taken a terrible toll on Anya Whitson. At last, she will reach out to her estranged daughters. In a halting, uncertain voice, she begins to weave a fable about a beautiful Russian girl who lived in Leningrad a lifetime ago... Nina and Meredith sit spellbound at their mother's bedside, listening to a story that spans more than sixty years and moves from the terrors of war-torn Leningrad under siege to modern-day Alaska. In a quest to uncover the truth behind the story, Nina and Meredith discover a secret so shocking, so impossible to believe, it shakes the foundation of their family and changes who they believe they are. "Another powerful story of family love, and strong women...a fascinating story that weaves fairy tales into reality, fairy tales that don't always have the expected endings."--The Herald-News "...a gripping read. Hannah's audience will find plenty to discuss in this enthralling entry."--BooklistReview Quotes
"A . . . searing story with a breathtaking, beautiful ending."--The Seattle Times
"It's a tearjerker, but the journey is as lovely--and haunting--as a snow filled winter's night."--People Magazine "This tearjerker weaves a convincing historical novel and contemporary family drama."--Library Journal "Readers will find it hard not to laugh a little and cry a little more as mother and daughters reach out to each other just in the nick of time."--Publishers WeeklyAbout The Author
Kristin Hannah is the New York Times bestselling author of novels including Night Road, Firefly Lane, and True Colors. She was born in Southern California and moved to Western Washington when she was eight. A former lawyer, Hannah started writing when she was pregnant and on bed rest for five months. Writing soon became an obsession, and she has been at it ever since. She is the mother of one son and lives with her husband in the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii.Additional product information and recommendations
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