Kristin Hannah’s books: a complete guide

Frankie McGrath, a nursing student in 1965 California, has her world transformed when she's told 'women can be heroes, too.' Joining the Army Nurses Corps to follow her brother to Vietnam, Frankie faces the harsh realities of war and its aftermath. Amidst chaos and heartbreak, she finds strength in female friendship and learns the value of sacrifice and commitment. This emotionally charged novel illuminates the often-forgotten stories of women who bravely served their country. With a memorable heroine, searing insights, and lyrical beauty, The Women is a poignant tale of courage. 

Set in France during the Second World War, Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale is a story of two sisters, Viann and Isabelle. The pair are reunited after Viann’s husband is sent to fight, with Isabelle travelling from Paris to rural France to support her sister. Together, they face extraordinary hardships and heartbreak. A multi-million-copy bestseller, this heartbreaking historical romance is being adapted into a film starring Elle and Dakota Fanning. 

Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads Sing, called Kristin Hannah's novel ‘powerful and compelling.’ Elsa Martinelli finally has everything she had wished for – a family, a home and a livelihood on a farm on the Great Plains. But when drought threatens her family and community, Elsa must decide whether to stay and fight for the land she loves or flee to California in search of a better life. 

Kristin Hannah’s beautiful novel about love and loss is the story of Leni, a teenage girl growing up in the shadow of her parent’s tumultuous marriage. Her mother will do anything for the man she loves, and Leni dares to hope that a move to Alaska will lead to a better future for her family. And soon Leni meets Matthew – thoughtful, kind and brave, he makes her believe there’s a better life out there . . . Kate Morton called it, ‘a rich, compelling novel of love, sacrifice and survival, as epic as the Alaskan landscape it so vividly describes.’

Kristin Hannah’s Firefly Lane opens in 1974. Kate Mularkey has accepted her place on the bottom rung of her school's social ladder. But then 'the coolest girl in the world,' Tully Hart, moves in across the street and wants to be Kate's best friend. The pair are inseparable for thirty years, until a terrible betrayal tears them apart. Firefly Lane has been adapted into a Netflix series starring Katherine Heigl as Tully Hart and Sarah Chalke as Kate Mularkey. Season two is out now.

When Meredith and Nina’s father falls ill, they are brought back together with their cold, disapproving mother Anya. Their father asks the three women in his life for one more promise, and a story unfolds which spans sixty-five years and moves from war-torn Leningrad to modern-day Alaska. The story brings the three women together in a way they never expected, as Meredith and Nina finally learn the secret of their mother’s past. 

Lexi and Mia don’t have a lot in common, but this doesn’t stop them becoming best friends from the moment they start high school. Mia’s incredibly good-looking twin brother Zach sails through life – until he falls in love . . . The summer they graduate will be one they never forget, because one moment will change them all forever. This Kristin Hannah book is a heartbreaking family tragedy which will have you shedding a tear before the last page.

This intimate portrait of a disintegrating marriage and the aftermath of war is full of hope, honour, loss and forgiveness. Michael and Jolen appear to have it all, but after twelve happy years together their relationship is in trouble. Then an unexpected deployment tears their family apart. When the worst happens, can they face their fears and fight for their family? 

 Kristin Hannah’s novel is an unforgettable story of jealousy, betrayal, passion and forgiveness. The Grey sisters, Winona and Vivi Ann, have always looked after each other. But when Vivi Ann makes a fateful decision everything changes – and a terrible crime threatens to tear their whole community apart.

Famous radio talk-show host Nora Bridge walked out on her family years ago. But the tabloids have got hold of a secret from her past, and her long-term estrangement is now filled with drama and scandal – and Nora herself has been injured in an accident. When a magazine offers her daughter, Ruby, a fortune for her story, she returns home on the pretext of caring for the mother she hasn't seen for a decade.

Annie Colwater’s only child has just left home for school in England. On that same day, her husband of twenty years confesses that he’s in love with a younger woman. Left alone in the beautiful California house which was once a home, Annie retreats to Mystic, the remote lakeside town in the Pacific Northwest where she grew up, hoping that she can start to rebuild her life and rediscover herself. There, she is reunited with her first love, Nick Delacroix, recently widowed and trying to cope with his emotionally scarred young daughter. Together, the three of them begin to heal. But just when Annie believes she’s been given a second chance at happiness, her world is turned upside down again.

This touching novel is the story of three lost women who need one another to find their way again. When Tully Heart loses her best friend and sixteen-year-old Marah loses her mother, they both hit rock bottom. Tully’s mother, Cloud, wants to help, but she’s lived in a world of her own for most of her life, dependent on drugs, and Tully isn’t sure she can forgive her. But then something happens to make the three women realise what they have become. 

When a six-year-old girl, speechless and alone, emerges from the impenetrable darkness of the Olympic National Forest, there is no clue to her identity. Child psychologist Dr Julia Cates begins working with the girl, but the shocking truth of her past will test the limits of Julia’s faith and strength.

Kristin Hannah’s book Between Sisters is a funny, tender and moving exploration of a close relationship and the mistakes we make for love. Claire and Meghann have been estranged since Meghann made a terrible choice that cost her everything. Now the sisters are reuniting for Claire’s wedding, but can these sisters finally become a family? 

Angie DeSaria has spent years of her life trying to have a child. Now, her marriage has crumbled under the strain. Adrift and alone, she returns to her childhood home, a small coastal town in the Pacific Northwest, to help try and rescue the beloved, failing family business. When Angie hires Lauren, a high school senior who dreams of escape, they form an immediate bond, which deepens when Lauren’s mother abruptly leaves town and Angie offers her a place to stay. But nothing could have prepared Angie for the far-reaching repercussions of this act of kindness.