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, The Women, was published. It is set in the United States in the 1960s during the Vietnam War.
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.