Kristin Hannah (born September 25, 1960) is an American writer. Her most notable works include Winter Garden, The Nightingale, Firefly Lane, The Great Alone, and The Four Winds.
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Born | [1] Garden Grove, California, U.S. | September 25, 1960
Occupation | Novelist |
Nationality | American |
Period | 1991–present |
Genre | fiction |
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Kristin Hannah was born in California. After graduating with a degree in communication from the University of Washington, Hannah worked at an advertising agency in Seattle. She graduated from the University of Puget Sound law school and practiced law in Seattle before becoming a full-time writer. Hannah wrote her first novel with her mother, who was dying of cancer at the time; the book was never published.[2]
Hannah's best-selling work, The Nightingale, has sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide and has been published in 45 languages.[3][4]
Hannah lives on Bainbridge Island, Washington,[5] with her husband and their son.
Four of Hannah's novels have been optioned for films: Home Front,[6] The Nightingale,[7]The Great Alone,[3] and The Women. [8]
Firefly Lane was turned into a Netflix original series, starring Sarah Chalke and Katherine Heigl, which premiered on February 3, 2021.[9]