Raised in the sun-drenched\, idyllic world of Southern Cali fornia and sheltered by her conservative parents\, twenty-year-old nursing student Frances &ldquo\;Frankie&rdquo\; McGrath has always prided herself on doing the right thing. But in 1965\, the world is changing\, and she s uddenly 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.
\nAs green and inexperienced as the men sent to Vietnam t o fight\, Frankie is over-whelmed by the chaos and destruction of war. Eac h 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 on e of―the lucky\, the brave\, the broken\, and the lost.
\nThe Wo men is the story of one woman gone to war\, but it shines a light on all women who put themselves in harm&rsquo\;s way and whose sacrifice and commitment to their country has too often been forgotten. A novel about de ep 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.
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