The Nightingale: Genre 1 key example

Kristin Hannah's The Nightingale is a historical fiction novel set in France during the second World War. Hannah utilizes real-world historical context (for example, Hitler's invasion of France in 1940) as a backdrop for her narrative, which itself is fictional. Characters, plot points, and even the French town in which the main characters live are imagined, but Hannah draws from the non-fictional timeline of World War II to craft a harrowing and believable war story. With its fictional narrative set against a historical backdrop, Hannah has the freedom to play with her characters and create a cohesive tale of struggle, resistance, and love.