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Violence
Very heavy
Graphic war violence — combat injuries, field hospital conditions, and death depicted in detail
Language
Some
Contemporary language; some strong words
Sexual Content
Some
Some sexual content — including sexual violence in the military context
Substance Use
Some
Social drinking; some drug use in the Vietnam context
Emotional Intensity
Very heavy
Graphic war violence — field hospital conditions, combat injuries, and death depicted in significant detail; PTSD — Frankie's psychological state is specific and sustained; The hostile homecoming — female veterans were not welcomed; sexual harassment and assault in the military; Sexual violence — in the military context; Drug and alcohol use — Vietnam and the aftermath
What this book is about
Frances 'Frankie' McGrath enlists as a nurse in Vietnam after watching her brother ship out, inspired by a chance remark that women, too, can serve. The Women follows Frankie through her Vietnam tours, the hostile homecoming that awaited female veterans, and her decades-long reckoning with what she experienced. It is Kristin Hannah's most recent novel—about the women whose service was made invisible.
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Graphic war violence — field hospital conditions depicted in detail
PTSD — Frankie's psychological damage is specific and sustained
Sexual harassment and assault in the military — depicted
The hostile homecoming — female Vietnam veterans were not recognized or welcomed
Drug and alcohol use — Vietnam context and aftermath
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