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THE WOMEN - KRISTIN HANNAH KARTONIERT (TB)

An instant Sunday Times bestseller and soon to be a major motion picture!   'Astonishing.
Compelling. Powerful' - Delia Owens  bestselling author of Where the Crawdads Sing   'Stuns
with sacrifice. Uplifts with heroism' - Bonnie Garmus  bestselling author of Lessons in
Chemistry   'Powerful' - Matt Haig  bestselling author of The Midnight Library    The Number
One bestselling novel which has captured the hearts of readers across the world. The Women is a
novel of epic love and devastating loss. And it is a story of a memorable heroine  and her deep
friendships  whose idealism and courage under fire will define an era.    Their friendship
changed lives. Their bravery changed history.   'Women can be heroes  too'. When
twenty-year-old nursing student  Frances "Frankie" McGrath  hears these unexpected words  it is
a revelation. Raised on California's 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 path for her life. When her
brother ships out to serve in Vietnam  she impulsively joins the Army Nurses Corps and follows
his path.  As green and inexperienced as the young men sent to Vietnam to fight  Frankie is
overwhelmed by the chaos and destruction of war  as well as the unexpected trauma of coming
home to a changed America. Frankie will also discover the true value of female friendship and
the heartbreak that love can cause.   Readers love The Women :    'It honours ALL women : those
who have fought for their rights and freedoms  those who have been overlooked and
underappreciated  those who have been forgotten by families and society'   'I've been looking
forward to this book's release for months'    'Kristin Hannah has done it again'    The Women
was a Sunday Times bestseller from 17.2.24-13.4.24

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