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The women [large print] : a novel / Kristin Hannah.

Hannah, Kristin, (author.).

Summary:

"'Women can be heroes, too.' 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. The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on the story of all women who put themselves in harm's way to help others. Women whose sacrifice and commitment to their country has all too often been forgotten."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9798891640467
  • Physical Description: 648 pages (large print) : illustration, photograph ; 23 cm
  • Edition: Center Point Large Print edition.
  • Publisher: Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2024.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Regular print version previously published by St. Martin's Publishing Group.
Includes author's note with background information.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 645).
Subject: Women veterans > Fiction.
Post-traumatic stress disorder > Fiction.
Nurses > Fiction.
Young women > Fiction.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Fiction.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Women > Fiction.
Veterans > Fiction.
Psychic trauma > Fiction.
United States > Armed Forces > Nurses > Fiction.
Genre: Large print books.
War fiction.
Historical fiction.
Fiction.

Available copies

  • 4 of 108 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 0 of 2 copies available at Johnston County Affiliated Libraries.

Holds

  • 79 current holds with 108 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Johnston Outreach LP Hannah (Text) 38955500128674 Adult Large Print New Fiction Checked out 11/11/2024
Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield LP Hannah (Text) 38955500128161 Adult Large Print New Fiction Checked out 11/07/2024