Kristin Hannah

Kristin Hannah (born September 25, 1960) is an American writer. Hannah is the author of 24 books, including Winter Garden (2010), The Nightingale (2015), and The Great Alone (2017). Hannah's The Nightingale has sold over 2 million copies and has been published in 43 languages. Three of her novels have been optioned for films, including Home Front (2012) with Chris Columbus to direct, The Nightingale, which is currently in production with Michelle MacLaren signed on to direct, and The Great Alone.

Biography
Hannah was born in California. After Hannah graduated with a degree in Communication from the University of Washington, she worked at an advertising agency in Seattle. She graduated from law school at University of Puget Sound and practiced law in Seattle before becoming a full-time writer. She wrote her first novel with her mother, who was dying of cancer at the time, in the form of 18th-century Scotland. That book was never published.

She currently lives on Bainbridge Island, Washington, with her husband and their son.

Single novels

 * A Handful of Heaven (July 1991)
 * The Enchantment (June 1992)
 * Once in Every Life	(December 1992)
 * If You Believe (December 1993)
 * When Lightnings Strikes (October 1994)
 * Waiting for the Moon (September 1995)
 * Home Again	(October 1996)
 * On Mystic Lake (February 1999)
 * Angel Falls (April 2000)
 * Summer Island (March 2001)
 * Distant Shores (July 2002)
 * Between Sisters (April 2003)
 * The Things We Do for Love (June 2004)
 * Comfort and Joy (October 2005)
 * Magic Hour	(February 2006)
 * Firefly Lane (2008)
 * True Colors (2009)
 * Winter Garden (2010)
 * Night Road (March 2011)
 * Home Front (2012)
 * Fly Away (2013)
 * The Nightingale (2015)
 * The Great Alone (2018)
 * The Four Winds (2021)

Omnibus

 * On Mystic Lake / Summer Island (2005)
 * "Firefly Lane/ Fly Away (2008, 2013)

Anthologies in collaboration
Her books have been translated to 43 languages.
 * "Liar's Moon" in Harvest Hearts 1993 (with Joanne Cassity, Sharon Harlow and Rebecca Paisley)
 * Of Love and Life 2000 (with Janice Graham and Philippa Gregory)
 * "Liar's Moon" in With Love 2002 (with Jennifer Blake and Linda Lael Miller)

Film
Screen rights to The Nightingale were sold in 2015 to director Michelle MacLaren at TriStar Pictures. They hired Ann Peacock to write the screenplay, and the project is in development with no release date set.