WN Book Group
Meets 3rd Sunday, Sept 15, 2 pm
Penny Eccleston's home
5635 SE Baylor Pl.

Join us for a discussion of The Women (who were nurses in wartime Vietnam):
The Women by Kristin Hannah

Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances
“Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the
sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by
her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the
right thing. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly
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.

As green and inexperienced as the men sent to Vietnam to fight,
Frankie is overwhelmed by the chaos and destruction of war. Each 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 one
of―the lucky, the brave, the broken, and the lost.

But war is just the beginning for Frankie and her veteran friends. The
real battle lies in coming home to a changed and divided America, to
angry protesters, and to a country that wants to forget Vietnam.

The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light
on all women who put themselves in harm’s way and whose sacrifice and
commitment to their country has too often been forgotten. A novel
about deep 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.