Summary-

The Women by Kristin Hannah is an inspiring historical fiction book that brings to life the untold history of Vietnam War nurses and shows the strength, sacrifice, and resilience of women in war times. The novel focuses on Frances "Frankie" McGrath, a young woman from a traditional family who shatters expectations by enlisting in the Army Nurse Corps in the middle of the Vietnam War. Abandoning her life of privilege and routine, Frankie is catapulted into the harsh world of war where she sees unimaginable horrors and discovers unanticipated resilience. When she comes back home, Frankie is greeted by hostility and apathy rather than honor, in a country splintered and refusing to recognize the work done by women such as her. The novel depicts her journey through healing, identification, and lifetime effects of trauma, and it also depicts how the intense relations between the women who fought make a deep mark on them. Kristin Hannah brings an impassioned and well-researched tale that enlightens on an usually underrated chapter in history. Rich and nuanced in the characterisation of women and delivered with emotional sophistication, The Women is at once a celebration and a challenge—on how to recall the neglected heroines of war and make their places known in history.