‘ Women can be heroes '. 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...

‘ Women can be heroes '. 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.

The Women is the story of one woman who goes to war, but it shines a light on the story of all women who put themselves in harm’s way to help others. Women whose sacrifice and commitment to their country has been all too often forgotten. A novel of searing insight and lyrical beauty, The Women is a profoundly emotional, richly drawn story with a memorable heroine whose extraordinary idealism and courage under fire define an era.

Praise for Kristin Hannah

‘Stuns with sacrifice. Uplifts with heroism’ Bonnie Garmus

‘Beautiful and breathtaking... Powerful, insightful, gripping...It will stay with me forever’ – Christy Lefteri

‘Never has a novel of war metamorphosed so profoundly into a story of the human heart. The female heart’ – Delia Owens

A page-turning read. Best book I've read all year' - Martina Cole

‘A powerful, stirring novel that makes your heart break and soar in equal measure. A classic storyteller’ – Matt Haig

‘A rich, compelling novel of love, sacrifice and survival’ – Kate Morton

‘A masterclass in all the different ways love can both save us and destroy us’ – Karen Swan