Name: The Women
SKU: 67202159
Price: 396.00 ZAR
Availability: InStock
Author: Hannah Kristin
ISBN: 9781250178640

Type

Physical Book

Author

Hannah Kristin

Publisher

St. Martin's Griffin

Language

English

Pages

480

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21x13.7x2.5 cm

ISBN13

9781250178640

The Women

Hannah Kristin (Author) · St. Martin's Griffin · Paperback

New Book Imported to South Africa

Delivery: 19 Oct - 27 Oct

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Synopsis "The Women"

A #1 bestseller on The New York Times, USA Today, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times! From the celebrated author of The Nightingale and The Four Winds comes Kristin Hannah's The Women--at once 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. The Women 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.

Hannah Kristin

(Author)

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She is the author of more than twenty highly successful novels, for which she has received numerous awards and of which more than twenty million copies have been sold worldwide. The best sellers The Nightingale and The Great Alone were chosen as Best Historical Novel by Goodreads in 2015 and 2018. The Nightingale, which is being adapted into a film, won the coveted People's Choice Award for best novel. Firefly Lane has become a successful Netflix series. Kristin studied Law before becoming a professional writer and is a mother of one son. She lives with her husband in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, near Seattle.

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