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The Women
Historical fiction
The Women
Sheltered nursing student Frances 'Frankie' McGrath joins the Army Nurse Corps after her brother leaves for Vietnam. The intensity of combat medicine and the loyalty of fellow nurses overturn everything her conservative California upbringing taught her about courage and service. Returning home proves another battle when a divided country denies that women served in Vietnam and offers little language for her trauma. Emotional and sweeping, this novel suits readers who enjoy women in military history, medical settings, enduring friendships, difficult homecomings, and stories restoring overlooked veterans to the historical record.
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Graphic Vietnam War injuries and deaths; blood, amputations and burned children; PTSD and grief; drug and alcohol addiction; infidelity; pregnancy; profanity; multiple on-page sexual encounters.
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