The Women

By: Kristin Hannah

Narrated by: Julia Whelan

Read by Julia Whelan, including an Author's Note read by Kristin, revealing her inspiration for telling the women's heroic stories, which had been either forgotten or entirely overlooked.

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.

'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 Library

An instant Sunday Times bestseller and soon to be a major motion picture!

‘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.

The Women was a Sunday Times bestseller from 17.2.24-13.4.24

©2024 Kristin Hannah (P)2024 Macmillan Audio

Beautiful & spellbinding

Loved everything about this book. The storytelling, the performance, the feelings it’s brought out. I had no idea about the journey of these women. Well done

Brilliant!

Excellent story of women making a difference and standing together to be heard when it matters most

Amazing

This was brilliantly written, and narrated.
You can’t help feeling like you’re along side Frankie during the whole book - Feeling her pain, her anger, her heartbreak.
This story will stay with you long after you’re finished!

Women

Amazing story, deep, descriptive storytelling & dear to my heart. Thank you Kristin Hannah, my all time favourite author.

Fantastic story

I loved this book in its entirety. The story, the characters and the love and support between the women is heartfelt and emotional.
Thank you for making g this story available to us all.

Powerful, Amazing. Heartbreaking. Beautifully written!

I think this might just be my favourite Kirstin Hannah book .. and I’ve read many! Coupled with Julia’s fantastic narration, this book is a masterpiece!

A privilege to learn

I learnt so much from this book, from these characters. I loved the honesty and humanity in the characters. It made realise once again that there is never just one side to a story. I feel privileged to have learnt from this book.

A must read/ listen

THANK YOU

what an exceptionally written
Incredibly powerful
Insightful
Emotional story

The author makes this history so real through the characters. The experiences of the characters helped me to understand what being a part of the Vietnam war would have been like. (And it’s not glamorous)

Profound

A deeply moving account of a combat nurse’s Vietnam war experience and her subsequent struggle to deal with PTSD. Brilliantly written and beautifully narrated.

Frankie's strength yet vulnerability

liked everything about this master piece. the characters brought to life by Julia Whelan just added to this addictive read. A worthy 5 a must read
so worth my credit .