The Women: Powerful and heartbreaking, the eagerly awaited novel everyone is talking about for 2024

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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 From the worldwide bestselling author of The Four Winds, The Nightingale and Firefly Lane (a Number One series on Netflix), The Women is a story of devastating loss and epic love. It would be the journey of a lifetime . . . '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. Praise for Kristin Hannah: 'Powerful and compelling' - Christy Lefteri, bestselling author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo 'You would be hard-pressed to find a book club that has not discussed one of her novels' - New York Times 'A rich, compelling novel of love, sacrifice and survival' - Kate Morton 'A masterclass' - Karen Swan 'Powerful' - Matt Haig

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Hannahs 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. Its a surprisingly original take on a well-trodden subject * The Times *
Astonishing. Compelling. Powerful -- Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads Sing
A sweeping, 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 Hannahs 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 Ive read all year -- Martina Cole, author of Close on The Four Winds
I didnt 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. Youll 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

Author Bio

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 Nightingale and The Great Alone won numerous best fiction awards and her earlier novel, Firefly Lane, is currently a bestselling series on Netflix. Kristin is a lawyer-turned-writer and is the mother of one son. She and her husband live in the Pacific Northwest near Seattle.