Isabelle reacts with anger and defiance, risking her life to join the resistance against Nazi occupation. The sisters Isabelle and Vianne respond to the war in very different ways. How did pretending to be someone else determine each character’s fate, for better or worse? And what about those who had no choice, like Ari and Julien?Ĥ. Many characters chose to construct a secret identity in The Nightingale. Why do you think Kristin Hannah chose to keep the narrator’s identity a secret in the beginning and end of the novel? Were you surprised by who it turned out to be? Did you go back and reread the beginning of the novel once you finished? Were you satisfied when you discovered who was narrating the novel?ģ. Take a moment to talk about the narrative structure of The Nightingale. The Nightingale opens with an intriguing statement that lays out one of the major themes of the book: “If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: In love we find out who we want to be in war we find out who we are.” What do you think the narrator means by this? Is love the ideal and war the reality? How does war change the way these characters love? How does love influence their actions in the war? On a personal level, has love affected your life choices? Have those choices affected who and how you love?Ģ. It's one of Birmingham's most iconic gay clubs - but what do you know The Nightingale as? Is it 'The Gale' or 'Gales'? Comment down below.Spoiler Alert: Please note that both the audio guide above and the printed one below contain spoilers to the book.ġ. Today, the Nightingale is a venue which pioneers for equality and is proudly welcome to all and hosts special events for marginalised groups within the LGBTQ+ community. A couple of members were sceptical and thought I was turning the Nightingale into a 'black club' - but I told them that they had to embrace Birmingham as the multicultural city it was. "It was on these Sunday nights that I started spinning RnB. "We'd open the doors at 9pm and have to close them at 9:30pm because we were full. DJ Dolly was the first to introduce RnB and other new genres to revelers at the Gale on his usual Sunday slot. Speaking on the Memories of the Dancefloor podcast, DJ Dolly recalls how over the years the space began to 'slowly' diversify and welcome new audiences. I was studying at college at the time but fell in love with partying and the feeling of being in a space which was ours. Recalling his first visit to the Nightingale, Lawrence Barton - who now owns the venue - told the Memories from the Dance Floor podcast: "I remember you had to knock on the door to get in. The opening of the Nightingale marked a significant step forward for the LGBTQ+ community in Birmingham - for the first time they had a space they could truly call their own. It was the year of the famous Stonewall Riots in New York - and only two years after the Sexual Offences Bill was passed here in the UK, legalising certain aspects of gay relationships for adults over the age of 21. READ MORE: Plans to ban cars from parts of city centre in bold new Southside cafe culture proposals The world was a very different place back then. In the podcast, host Damian Kerlin takes us on a journey back in time to 1969 - the year the Nightingale first opened it's doors to the public. The series shines a light on the history of these incredible spaces and speaks to those who made them what they are. The fascinating history of the Nightingale is the subject of the latest episode of Memories from the Dance Floor - a brand new podcast celebrating LGBTQ+ venues commissioned for LGBT History Month. But little is known of the history of Birmingham's oldest gay club - and its beginnings as a private men's only club. Over the past 50 years, the Nightingale has established itself as one of the UK's most iconic gay super clubs - loved by the community here in Birmingham and nationally.
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