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Kristin Hannah

クリスティン・ハンナ

Kurisutin Hanna

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1960-09-25 （California）
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
California, U.S. → Seattle, Washington → Bainbridge Island, Washington

Career

Occupations
Novelist
Active Years
1991-2024

Education

University of Washington
communication
Degree: Bachelor's degree in communication
Period: 1983
Year of Graduation: 1983
Country: United States
University of Puget Sound
law school
Degree: law degree
Country: United States
Practiced law in Seattle before becoming full-time writer

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Nightingale

2015 historical fiction

Story of two sisters in France during World War II.

warfamilyresilience
Adaptations
  • [film]

Firefly Lane

2008 fiction

Story of lifelong friendship between two women.

friendshiplife
Adaptations
  • [TV series] Firefly Lane (2021)

The Great Alone

2018 fiction

Family story set in Alaska.

familywildernesssurvival

The Four Winds

2021 historical fiction

Set in the Great Depression on the Great Plains.

Great Depressionmigration

The Women

2024 historical fiction

Story of a nurse during the Vietnam War.

warnursingwomen
Adaptations
  • [film]

Bibliography

  • A Handful of Heaven
  • The Enchantment
  • Once in Every Life
  • If You Believe
  • When Lightning Strikes
  • Waiting for the Moon
  • Home Again
  • On Mystic Lake
  • Angel Falls
  • Summer Island
  • Distant Shores
  • Between Sisters
  • The Things We Do for Love
  • Comfort and Joy
  • Magic Hour
  • Firefly Lane
  • True Colors
  • Winter Garden
  • Night Road
  • Home Front
  • Fly Away
  • The Nightingale
  • The Great Alone
  • The Four Winds
  • The Women

Adaptations

  • Firefly Lane (Netflix series)
  • The Nightingale (film optioned)
  • The Great Alone (film optioned)
  • The Women (film optioned)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Emotionally rich proseCompelling character development
Recurring Motifs
female strengthfamily bondshistorical events

Legacy

Bestselling American author known for historical fiction and women's stories. The Nightingale sold over 4.5 million copies.

In Popular Culture

  • Firefly Lane adapted into Netflix series

Trivia

  • Wrote her first novel with her mother who was dying of cancer, but it was never published
  • Worked at an ad agency in Seattle after college
  • Practiced law before becoming full-time writer