Book guide
The Women
Frankie went to Vietnam to serve her country—then came home to a nation that refused to see her.
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About The Women
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 Nurse 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'
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Balanced
Content warnings
- war
- Vietnam War
- graphic injury
- blood and gore
- death
- child death
- gun violence
- explosions
- attempted suicide
- PTSD
- psychiatric hospitalization
- miscarriage
- drug overdose
- infidelity
- sexism
- Alcohol misuse
- Drug dependence
- Racism
