The Women

Resumen del libro

An instant Sunday Times bestseller and 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 Powerful' Matt Haig, bestselling author of The Midnight LibraryThe Number One bestselling novel which has captured the hearts of readers across the world. The Women is a novel of epic love and devastating loss. And it is a story of a memorable heroine, and her deep friendships, whose idealism and courage under fire will define an era. Their friendship changed lives. Their bravery changed history. '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.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;P x{0026}lt;B Kristin Hannahx{0026}lt;/B es autora de más de veinte novelas de gran éxito por las que ha recibido numerosos premios y de las que se han vendido más de veinte millones de ejemplares en todo el mundo. Los best sellers x{0026}lt;I El Ruiseñorx{0026}lt;/I y x{0026}lt;I Volverás a Alaska x{0026}lt;/I fueron elegidos como Mejor Novela Histórica por Goodreads en 2015 y 2018. x{0026}lt;I El Ruiseñorx{0026}lt;/I , que está siendo adaptado al cine, ganó el codiciado People's Choice Award a la mejor novela. x{0026}lt;I El baile de las luciérnagasx{0026}lt;/I se ha convertido en una exitosa serie de Netflix. Kristin estudió Derecho antes de convertirse en escritora profesional y es madre de un hijo. Vive con su marido en la región del Pacífico Noroeste de Estados Unidos, cerca de Seattle.x{0026}lt;/P