Tuesday Morning Book Club: “The Women” by Kristin Hannah

The Tuesday Morning Book Club meets in the Picker Room at the Camden Public Library on the FIRST Tuesday of each month at 10:00 a.m.

For the month of August, the group will be reading The Women by Kristin Hannah. If you would like to join a book club session or would like more information, please email Nora Curry at ncurry@librarycamden.org. New members are always welcome!

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Summary of The Women by Kristin Hannah: Women can be heroes. When nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised on idyllic Coronado Island 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 imagines a different choice for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path. As green and inexperienced as the 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 and politically divided America.