Book TALK: “The Women” By Kristin Hannah
Schedule
Thu Apr 24 2025 at 09:00 am to 08:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
201 W Washington St, Tonganoxie, KS, United States, Kansas 66086 | Tonganoxie, KS
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Join the Tonganoxie Community Historical Society for a book discussion of Kristin Hannah’s “The Women.”This discussion is part of a grant from Humanities Kansas, “Kansas Stories of the Vietnam War” and will be led by Sister Rosemary.
Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing.
But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path.
The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on all women who put themselves in harm’s way and whose sacrifice and commitment to their country has too often been forgotten.
A novel about deep friendships and bold patriotism, The Women is a richly drawn story with a memorable heroine whose idealism and courage under fire will come to define an era. from Goodreads review
Copies are available for checkout on March 24 at the Tonganoxie Public Library. It is also available for digital checkout on Libby.
Join the Tonganoxie Community Historical Society for a book discussion of Kristin Hannah’s “The Women.”
This discussion is part of a grant from Humanities Kansas, “Kansas Stories of the Vietnam War” and will be led by Sister Rosemary.
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