When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances "Frankie" McGrath hears the words "women can be heroes, too," her worldview shifts forever. Raised in sun-drenched Coronado, California, in a sheltered, conservative family that idolizes military service, Frankie makes the fateful decision to enlist in the Army Nurse Corps and follow her brother to Vietnam. What follows is an extraordinary journey into the chaos and devastation of war, the unbreakable bonds forged between battlefield nurses, and the painful struggle to heal in an America that refused to acknowledge their service.
A searing, unforgettable portrait of female heroism and the combat nurses forgotten by history.
Historical fiction
2024
★★★★★
4.9/5 across 1 review
Kristin Hannah gives a powerful, unvarnished voice to the forgotten military nurses of Vietnam. A searing, deeply compassionate portrait of courage, trauma, and homecoming.
The Women stands out in the Historical fiction canon for its distinctive narrative voice and atmospheric pacing. Readers who connect with Kristin Hannah's work often celebrate the delicate balance between external stakes and deep internal character conflict.
Kristin Hannah is an award-winning and #1 *New York Times* bestselling author of more than twenty novels, including the international blockbusters *The Nightingale*, *The Four Winds*, and *The Women*. A former attorney turned master storyteller, her sweeping historical epics celebrate the unsung resilience of women in the crucible of history's darkest hours.