The Women (Paperback)

Kristin Hannah's novel places an American nurse in Vietnam and then follows her back to a country that would rather not discuss the war. Hannah writes historical fiction that puts women at the centre of events usually narrated through men, and here the subject is the nursing corps and the silence that met them on their return. The 400-page Macmillan edition is marked for adult readers, reflecting both the war material and the emotional weight of the homecoming sections. Readers who know her earlier novels will recognise the combination of thorough period detail and a strongly drawn central character. Inside the covers: • Historical fiction following an American nurse during the Vietnam War • 400 pages published by Macmillan • Marked for adult readers • Attention given to the return home as much as to the war Suited to historical fiction readers, book clubs and followers of Kristin Hannah's work, available from Boipoka.