3. Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah :: 5/5⭐️. The EMOTION OMG. What an amazing devastating story of Leningrad before and during World War II. Meredith and Nina are sisters and when their father dies, it is his wish that the girls hear the rest of the fairy tale their mother tells them. It’s always been really difficult to get to know their mother. So she reluctantly tells the fairy tale story of Leningrad. But can a simple story make the girls closer? I went into this book blind as a recommendation from booktok thinking this book wasn’t as sad as some of Kristin Hannah’s other books. The tears I wept over the last like half hour of this book will disagree lol. Even telling my husband about it later in the day made me cry all over again!! The audio narration was amazing! It kept my interest the entire time, and I think this story will stick with me for a LONG time. HIGHLY recommend. This has been my first Kristin Hannah book, and honestly will probably be my last because they’re sooooo saddddd. LTKdayinmylife LTKstorytime LTKTravel