The instant Number One Sunday Times bestselling novel soon to be a major motion picture.
The Women is the essential story of the women who answered the call of the Vietnam War and paid
a price that was heartbreakingly unique. This is a novel of epic love devastating loss and
the fierce unyielding bond of female friendship. 'Utterly absorbing . . . A triumph' - Taylor
Jenkins Reid 'Stuns with sacrifice. Uplifts with heroism' - Bonnie Garmus 'Never has a
novel of war metamorphosed so profoundly into a story of the human heart. The female heart.' -
Delia Owens They answered the call. Then they fought to be remembered. '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. But Frankie will also discover the true
value of female friendship and the heartbreak that love can cause. 'Thank God for
girlfriends. In this crazy chaotic divided world that was run by men you could count on the
women' Readers love The Women: 'Three little words. "They were there." Superb. Immersive.
Shocking' 'This book turned me into an absolute sobbing mess . . . So well written and utterly
heartbreaking as well as uplifting joyful and empowering ' 'An authentic account of an
unforgotten and untold story. Sometimes brutal sometimes beautiful ' ' Compelling and
heartbreaking. It released all kinds of emotions in me and has left me wanting to know more
about the Vietnam war ' 'Wow! One that you dream about at night and think about all day '
'One of the most gripping historical fiction books I've ever read' ' Enlightening informative
and a fitting tribute to the female service women and medical staff who served in Vietnam'
'The story and the characters within will forever be imprinted on my soul ' 'This isn't just a
story of the past it's a reminder of what we should not forget in the present ' The Women was
a Sunday Times bestseller from 17.2.24-13.4.24
