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The Women
Kristin Hannah
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Description for The Women
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An instant Sunday Times bestseller and soon to be a major motion picture!
'Astonishing. Compelling. Powerful' – Delia Owens, bestselling author of Where the Crawdads Sing
'Stuns with sacrifice. Uplifts with heroism' – Bonnie Garmus, bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry
‘Powerful’ – Matt Haig, bestselling author of The Midnight Library
The 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 ... Read morewill 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.
Readers love The Women:
'It honours ALL women: those who have fought for their rights and freedoms, those who have been overlooked and underappreciated, those who have been forgotten by families and society'
'I’ve been looking forward to this book’s release for months'
'Kristin Hannah has done it again'
The Women was a Sunday Times bestseller from 17.2.24-13.4.24
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London, United Kingdom
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About Kristin Hannah
Kristin Hannah is an award-winning international number one bestselling author with over 25 million copies of her books sold worldwide. Her most recent titles, The Four Winds, The Great Alone and The Nightingale won numerous best fiction awards and her earlier novel, Firefly Lane, is currently a blockbuster series on Netflix. The Nightingale is soon to be a major movie ... Read moreand is described by many as one of the most loved books of our generation. Kristin's writing has taken readers across multiple eras and to many places, but the thing that connects all of her work is the focus on what it's like being a woman in challenging times. Kristin is a lawyer-turned-writer and is the mother of one son. She and her husband live in the Pacific Northwest near Seattle. Show Less
Reviews for The Women
Hannah’s tale, rich with period detail, is an impassioned tribute to the heroism of the many thousands who did serve, as well as a hymn to female solidarity in the darkest of settings. It’s a surprisingly original take on a well-trodden subject
The Times
Astonishing. Compelling. Powerful
Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads Sing A ... Read moresweeping, powerful story of courage with a detail-rich setting
Good Housekeeping
An epic story
Woman&Home
Hannah is in top form
New York Times
Moving, exceptionally well researched
Stephen King Kristin Hannah’s novel shines a light on the sacrifice, commitment and heroism of the incredible women often forgotten about in history books. A truly emotional, realistic and unforgettable book
Culturefly
Wow. I have been left with a bursting heart . . . a story of love, family, unbreakable bonds, bravery and hope
Christy Lefteri, bestselling author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo on The Four Winds A powerful, stirring, wind-swept tale . . . makes your heart break and soar in equal measure. An escape into the past with timely echoes to the present. Kristin Hannah is a classic storyteller
Matt Haig, bestselling author of The Midnight Library on The Four Winds A real page-turning read. Best book I’ve read all year
Martina Cole, author of Close on The Four Winds I didn’t just love this book, I became obsessed with it . . . The characters were flawed and vulnerable, strong and naive, and Hannah has delivered a masterclass in all the different ways love can both save us and destroy us
Karen Swan, author of The Stolen Hours on The Great Alone Epic . . . By the end, I was surrounded by snow-drifts of tissues damp with my tears
The Washington Post on The Great Alone Great characters, great plots, great emotions: who could ask for more in a novel?
Isabel Allende, author of Violeta on The Nightingale Movingly written and plotted with the skill of Greek tragedy. You’ll keep turning the pages until the last racking sob
Daily Mail on The Nightingale A rich, compelling novel of love, sacrifice and survival, as epic as the Alaskan landscape it so vividly describes
Kate Morton, author of Homecoming on The Great Alone Show Less
