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1965: It would be the journey of a lifetime . . .
The Women
What you need to know before your trail
‘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.
Locations
Reset- America/USA - California
- A: Coronado Island
- B: Naval Amphibious Base Coronado
- Vietnam
- C: Long Bình
Travel Guide
Vietnam
The author carefully researched this novel and the book contains a long bibliography of the books she consulted. She has invented field hospitals and a few other places but the Vietnamese people asked that she name her fictional places in honour of real ones.
The Vietnam War was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 and ended with the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was a major conflict of the Cold War.
Booktrail Boarding Pass: The Women
Destination: Colorado island, Vietnam Author/Guide: Kristin Hannah Departure Time:1960s
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