The Nightingale" by Kristin Hannah ($9)
- What it's about: Taking place in France in 1939, this book follows a woman whose husband is fighting in World War II. While he's away, German troops invade her small town and force her to make impossible sacrifices. Meanwhile, her younger sister finds herself falling for a German soldier who says he's fighting the Nazis from the inside. But when he betrays her, she decides to fully commit to the Resistance.
- What Witherspoon says: "This important story illuminates a part of history that's often overlooked: the women's war. It's a harrowing tale of two sisters, survival, love, and female resilience throughout Nazi-occupied France."