The Women: A Novel by Kristin Hannah

An intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic tale of a nation divided.

Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path.

As green and inexperienced as the men sent to Vietnam to fight, Frankie is over- whelmed by the chaos and destruction of war. Each day is a gamble of life and death, hope and betrayal; friendships run deep and can be shattered in an instant. In war, she meets—and becomes one of—the lucky, the brave, the broken, and the lost.

But war is just the beginning for Frankie and her veteran friends. The real battle lies in coming home to a changed and divided America, to angry protesters, and to a country that wants to forget Vietnam.

CLBC Literary Reviews Group:

A young woman’s journey from a sheltered life to the front lines of the Vietnam War, where she discovers the power of friendship, courage, and sacrifice amidst chaos and destruction.

The Women: A Novel by Kristin Hannah is an engaging and well-written novel which is compelling, eye-opening, and gripping. It is very intense, emotional, heart-wrenching and personal. Kristin Hannah’s writing quality is as good as it gets. It is easy to understand and well-researched. The characters are rich and relatable. Her storytelling ability has been proven book after book and she is one of the best, in my opinion in the historical fiction genres. An educational historical romance novel, The Women is a enjoyable story, inspiring and encouraging story that is inspriring and unputdownable.

The Women; A Novel is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on all women who put themselves in harm’s way and whose sacrifice and commitment to their country has too often been forgotten. A novel about deep friendships and bold patriotism, The Women is a richly drawn story with a memorable heroine whose idealism and courage under fire will come to define an era. Quote from book: “Thank God for girlfriends. In this crazy, chaotic, divided world that was run by men, you could count on the women.”

Excellent storytelling – entertaining and enlightening. It’s a heartfelt journey through war and healing. It is an incredible tribute to the past and a reminder of the strength it takes to push forward and never give up! The Women: A Novel by multi-award-winning and international best-selling author Kristin Hannah is a powerful, intense and compelling novel that is a captiavting and deeply emotional story. CLBC Literary Reviews previously known as the extremely popular, Chick Lit Book Cafe-Multi-Genres is proud to read, review and recommend it to readers who love books written, narrated, imagined and expressed so well, you feel as if you are right there on the scene watching on as the story unfolds – Moving, gripping & magnetic!! -Caroline Hayes for CLBC Literary Reviews Group.

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Kristin Hannah is the award-winning and bestselling author of more than 20 novels including the international blockbuster, The Nightingale, which was named Goodreads Best Historical fiction novel for 2015 and won the coveted People’s Choice award for best fiction in the same year. It was named a Best Book of the Year by Amazon, iTunes, Buzzfeed, the Wall Street Journal, Paste, and The Week. In 2018,

The Great Alone became an instant New York Times #1 bestseller and was named the Best Historical Novel of the Year by Goodreads.

The Four Winds was published in February of 2021 and immediately hit #1 on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Indie bookstore’s bestseller lists. Additionally, it was selected as a book club pick by the both Today Show and The Book Of the Month club, which named it the best book of 2021.

Firefly Lane, her beloved novel about two best friends, was the #1 Netflix series around the world, in the week it came out. The popular tv show stars Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke and Season Two is currently set to conclude the series on April 27, 2023.

Her new novel, The Women, about a young woman coming of age during the turbulent 1960’s in America, who joins the Army Nurse Corps and serves in Vietnam will be published February 6th, 2024.

A former attorney, Kristin lives in the Pacific Northwest.

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