Leaving Paris behind, twenty-four-year-old nurse Marguerite Demers arrives in the sleepy southern village of Saint-Sulpice to care for Jérôme Lanvier, an ailing and tyrannical patriarch dying alone in his grand house. Scared away by Jérôme's difficult temperament, previous nurses didn't last long, but Marguerite remains steadfast. As the tight-knit rural community watches her every move with suspicion and gossip begins to swell, secrets, desires, and buried truths emerge. Set against the sun-drenched landscape of southern France, Nightingale is a evocative exploration of death, sexuality, compassion, and human connection.

Dimensions: 12.9 x 19.8

Author: Marina Kemp

ISBN: 9780008326500

Format: Paperback

Pages: 432