The Women: The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller from the Author of the Nightingale
By Kristin Hannah

An instant Number Oneand Sunday Timesand bestseller and soon to be a major motion picture'Utterly absorbing . . . A triumph' -and Taylor Jenkins Reid,and bestselling author ofand Daisy Jones andamp; The Six'Stuns with sacrifice. Uplifts with heroism' -and Bonnie Garmus,and bestselling author ofand Lessons in Chemistry'Powerful and compelling. Never has a novel of war metamorphosed so profoundly into a story of the human heart. The female heart' -and Delia Owens, bestselling author ofand Where the Crawdads SingThe Number One bestselling novel which has captured the hearts of readers across the world. The Women is a novel of epic love and devastating loss. And it is a story of a memorable heroine, and her deep friendships, whose idealism and courage under fire will define an era.Their friendship changed lives. Their bravery changed history.'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 Nurses 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. 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'Readers loveand The Women:'Three little words.and They were there'.and Superb. Immersive. Shocking''One of the best books I have ever read . . . A book to get lost in''Wow! One that you dream about at night and think about all day''This book turned me into an absolute sobbing mess . . . So well written andand utterly heartbreakingand as well asand uplifting, joyful and empowering''Compellingand and heartbreaking. It released all kind of emotions in me, and hasand left me wanting to know more about the Vietnam war''Hard to put down. Left with a book hangover. . .and The best book I've read in a long time'The Womenand was aand Sunday Timesand number one bestseller W/C 17/02/25