The Nightingale
Set against the vivid and untamed backdrop of the Bay of the Somme, The Nightingale is the extraordinary portrait of two old friends, and the power of their call of the wild. Uplifting and joyful, tender and human, this is Anne-Gaëlle Huon’s fifth novel.
Louis Martel is the famous “warbler”, whose unique gift for imitating birds has sold out concert halls across the world. Now, tragedy has struck – he’s lost his voice.
Stripped of his song, he is forced to go back to where it all began. He needs the help of the one person who inspired him to discover his love of birdsong in the first place – his childhood friend, Tony, who he hasn’t seen for 30 years.
Unwilling at first, Tony eventually agrees to take his side on stage, in the name of their remarkable friendship, and their shared passion. But after so many years of silence, can they still sing as one?