{"product_id":"the-women","title":"The Women","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAstonishing. Compelling. Powerful\u003c\/em\u003e - Delia Owens, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eWhere the Crawdads Sing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStuns with sacrifice. Uplifts with heroism\u003c\/em\u003e - Bonnie Garmus, Number One worldwide bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eLessons in Chemistry\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the worldwide bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Four Winds\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Nightingale\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFirefly Lane\u003c\/em\u003e (a Number One series on Netflix), \u003cem\u003eThe Women\u003c\/em\u003e is a story of devastating loss and epic love. It is both an intimate portrait of a woman coming of age in a dangerous time and a story of a nation divided by war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt would be the journey of a lifetime . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWomen can be heroes, too\u003c\/em\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs 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. Frankie will also discover the true value of female friendship and the heartbreak that love can cause.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Women\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of one woman who goes 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 been all too often forgotten. A novel of searing insight and lyrical beauty, \u003cem\u003eThe Women\u003c\/em\u003e is a profoundly emotional, richly drawn story with a memorable heroine whose extraordinary idealism and courage under fire define an era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for Kristin Hannah:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePowerful and compelling\u003c\/em\u003e - Christy Lefteri, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Beekeeper of Aleppo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou would be hard-pressed to find a book club that has not discussed one of her novels\u003c\/em\u003e - New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA rich, compelling novel of love, sacrifice and survival\u003c\/em\u003e - Kate Morton\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA masterclass\u003c\/em\u003e - Karen Swan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePowerful\u003c\/em\u003e - Matt Haig\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45719551443180,"sku":"9781035005680","price":30.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781035005680.jpg?v=1726130809","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-women","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}