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The women / Kristin Hannah.

Hannah, Kristin, (author.).

Summary:

"Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances "Frankie" McGrath hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on 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 choice for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path. As green and inexperienced as the 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 and politically divided America."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250178633
  • ISBN: 1250178630
  • ISBN: 9781035005680
  • Physical Description: 471 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2024.
Subject:
Nurses > Fiction.
Young women > Fiction.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Fiction.
Veterans > Fiction.
Psychic trauma > Fiction.
United States > Armed Forces > Nurses > Fiction.
Genre:
Psychological fiction.
Historical fiction.
War fiction.

Available copies

  • 208 of 393 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 4 of 9 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.

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  • 41 current holds with 393 total copies.
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Jacksonville Main Library FIC HANNAH (Text) 36015000748968 Adult Fiction Available -
Jacksonville Main Library FIC HANNAH (Text) 36015001609441 Adult Fiction Available -
Richlands Branch Library FIC HANNAH (Text) 36015000444675 Adult Fiction Checked out 08/18/2026
Richlands Branch Library FIC HANNAH (Text) 36015000444733 Adult Fiction Checked out 07/21/2026
Richlands Branch Library FIC HANNAH (Text) 36015001658125 Adult Fiction Available -
Sneads Ferry Branch Library FIC HANNAH (Text) 36015000444857 Adult Fiction Checked out 08/10/2026
Sneads Ferry Branch Library FIC HANNAH (Text) 36015001678040 Adult Fiction Checked out 08/07/2026
Swansboro Branch Library FIC HANNAH (Text) 36015001028865 Adult Fiction Available -
Swansboro Branch Library FIC HANNAH (Text) 36015001698089 Adult Fiction Checked out 08/08/2026

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Summary: "Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances "Frankie" McGrath hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on 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 choice for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path. As green and inexperienced as the 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 and politically divided America."--