Nancy Polk Hall
If you're seeking novels that honor your intelligence, reward your curiosity, and respect the depth of your life experience, you've found your next favorite author.
The Book That
Takes You There
Call of the Blackbird
A Mystery Wrapped in History, Romance and Intrigue
When Caroline Mitchell returns to France seeking closure after her husband's death, she never expects to find herself drawn into a web of kidnapping, art theft, and family secrets dating back to World War II. What begins as a nostalgic journey to reconnect with her past becomes a race against time to save a young boy—and uncover truths that history tried to bury.
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Coming Soon: More untold stories from Nancy's extensive research—tales of forgotten voices, hidden histories, and the extraordinary moments that shaped ordinary lives.
Meet Nancy Polk Hall --
Your Guide to History's Hidden Secrets
A Storyteller Born from History
Nancy Polk Hall doesn't just write about history—she lives it. Her own family saga reads like fiction: grandmothers fleeing wartime Berlin, enemy alien designations, and property reclaimed after the Berlin Wall fell. These aren't invented plot devices; they're the real experiences that taught Nancy how history shapes lives in unexpected, often ironic ways.
A Passion for Preservation
At twelve, Nancy sat in her grandmother's kitchen listening to her great-grandmother—born in 1883—share stories of ranch life in Texas, riding horses in long dresses, learning to shoot rifles. Six months later, "One-a-Mama" was gone, but her stories lived on. That moment taught Nancy that history isn't just written in textbooks—it's lived, spoken, and passed down. If you don't listen, it disappears.
Nancy has devoted her life to ensuring these stories endure.
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"I write for the woman folding laundry who dreams of faraway places. For the traveler-at-heart who sits stuck in traffic. For the reader who wants to feel history—not just study it. If my stories make you pause, remember, or see something old in a new light, then I’ve written a good book."
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Welcome Story Seeker!
In this touching true story, author Nancy Polk Hall recalls her family’s first Christmas in a snow-covered French village in 1964—a time of cement floors, shared hall toilets, and a Charlie Brown tree perched on a foot locker.
But through laughter, hardship, and one miraculous night, it became a Christmas never forgotten.
Download this heartwarming story for free—a gift of memory, love, and what truly makes a home.
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Catherine
I loved reading Call of the Blackbird. I was instantly attached to the characters and felt like I personally knew them. It had everything in a book that I love--mystery, romance, and a beautiful setting in Europe. I felt like I was in the book based on perfect descriptions. I really hope there is a sequel written!
Cindy
I really enjoyed the way Ms. Hall built the storyline and weaved it around the de Merle family and their ancestral home, the Tours de Merle, which really exists. I’d like to see a sequel! The characters were developed in such a way that I wanted to know more about them. I finished the book in a day because I wanted to find out what happened. It was a page turner!!
Elizabeth
I loved the writing - the twists and turns in the plot were like the winding roads around the Tours de Merle. In reading the book, I was transported first to the battlefield at Verdun then to the Dordogne. An exciting page-turner with wonderful characters.
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