Las mujeres de la guerra

Sobre el libro

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 overwhelmed 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.

De dónde sale la puntuación

Las fuentes promedian 8,6 sobre 555 valoraciones, aún pocas, así que el voto lector pesa un 79% y el resto tira hacia la media de Novela histórica (8,0). De ahí sale 8,4.

Voces de lectores

Las reseñas más valoradas en Hardcover (con autoría).

• EN

  “This was readable. That's about the best I can say. I just found the whole thing very lack-lustre, and quite frankly, boring. I didn't think it shed a new perspective on historical events or make any profound observations. But nor were the characters well developed…”

  ★ 3/5anon en Hardcover

Preguntas frecuentes