Adult Book Club

The Women

by Kristin Hannah

Please join us for one of our meetings of our Adult Book Club scheduled for  Tuesday, September 9, at 1:30 pm and Friday, September 12, at 1:30 pm. We will be discussing the book “The Women” by Kristin Hannah.

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.

As green and inexperienced as the men sent to Vietnam to fight, Frankie is over-whelmed by the chaos and destruction of war. Each day is a gamble of life and death, hope and betrayal; friendships run deep and can be shattered in an instant. In war, she meets―and becomes one of―the lucky, the brave, the broken, and the lost.

But war is just the beginning for Frankie and her veteran friends. The real battle lies in coming home to a changed and divided America, to angry protesters, and to a country that wants to forget Vietnam.

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.

Copies of the book are available for checkout at the library.

What: Adult Book Club

When/Where:   Tuesday, September 9, at 1:30 p.m. – East Troy Lions Public Library

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When/Where:  Friday, September 12, at 1:30 p.m. – East Troy Lions Public Library

East Troy Lions Public Library Adult Book Club Reading List 2025

January: The Boys by Katie Hafner

February: Breath by James Nestor

March: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

April: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

May: James by Percival Everett

June: Bookshop of the Broken Hearted by Robert Hillman

July: Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

August: Killing the Witches by Bill O’Reilly

September: The Women by Kristin Hannah

October: Being Henry by Henry Winkler

November: Follow the River by James Alexander Thom

December: The Spy and the Traitor by Anna Johnston