Finding your passion isn't just about careers and money. It's about finding your authentic self. The one you've buried beneath other people's needs.
—Kristin Hannah in Distant Shores
—Kristin Hannah in Distant Shores
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. In 2024, St. Martin's Publishing Group published her novel, The Women, which is set in America in the 1960s.
She was so tired of being considered disposable.
—Kristin Hannah in The Nightingale
First it was passion, then it became duty, and finally an intolerable burden.