The Women
"Women can be heroes, too." When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances "Frankie" McGrath hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being a good girl. But in 1965 the world is changing, and she suddenly imagines a different choice for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path.
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The Women
"Women can be heroes, too." When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances "Frankie" McGrath hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being a good girl. But in 1965 the world is changing, and she suddenly imagines a different choice for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path.
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The Women

The Women

by Kristin Hannah
The Women

The Women

by Kristin Hannah

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"Women can be heroes, too." When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances "Frankie" McGrath hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being a good girl. But in 1965 the world is changing, and she suddenly imagines a different choice for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798891640467
Publisher: Center Point
Publication date: 03/01/2024
Edition description: Large Print
Pages: 500
Sales rank: 22,868
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

About The Author

Kristin Hannah is the New York Times bestselling author of several books including The Nightingale, The Four Winds, the mesmerizing novel, Winter Garden, and the wild family drama, The Great Alone. Hannah has received numerous awards including the Golden Heart and and the 1996 National Reader's Choice Award. Her 2024 novel, The Women, about a woman who goes to war in Vietnam, is one of Hannah's newest books. A former lawyer-turned writer, she lives with her husband and son in the Pacific Northwest.

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