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The Women by Kristin Hannah

  • The Women by Kristin Hannah

The Women by Kristin Hannah

Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in Southern California’s sun-drenched, idyllic world 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. 

Headshot of author Kristin Hannah next to the red and gold cover of her book called The Women.
  •  Last updated: October 4, 2024

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Book Club Chat: Book Club Questions for The Women by Kristin Hannah

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Discussion Guide from Kristin Hannah’s Website

Here are some questions that can spark a book group discussion about The Women.

Echoes of the Vietnam War Podcast Ep. 12L “We Were Essential” – Nurses in Vietnam

Nearly 11,000 women served in the Vietnam War, most of them as nurses and all of them as volunteers. Guest host Callie Wright brings you personal stories from two women who experienced the war —and its aftermath —from this unique perspective.

Kirkus Reviews: The Women by Kristin Hannah

A dramatic, vividly detailed reconstruction of a little-known aspect of the Vietnam War.

Kristin Hannah Author Biography

Kristin Hannah is the award-winning and bestselling author of more than 20 novels including the international blockbuster, The Nightingale

Reading Group Guides: The Women by Kristin Hannah

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The Gilmore Guide to Books: The Women by Kristin Hannah

Silence. Shaking my head. Those are the two reactions I had when I finished reading Kristin Hannah’s new novel, The Women.

The Washington Post: Grab the tissues: Kristin Hannah has a new novel

As with Hannah’s other novels, ‘The Women’ puts its protagonist — and readers — through a lot

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