Kristin Hannah's The Women

28/02/2025 27 min Episodio 49

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Episode Synopsis

West Allis resident Tammy joins WAPL staffers Sarah and Karen to discuss the bestseller The Women by Kristin Hannah. It tells the story of Frankie, a sheltered young woman who joins the Army Nurse Corps in Vietnam and encounters difficulty reacclimating to civilian life upon her return.Also mentioned: The TV series M*A*S*H, about the Korean War; the movie Born on the Fourth of July; the TV series China Beach; The Nightingale and The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah; Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West; The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell; The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, The Island of Sea Women, and Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See.To listen to a soundtrack of songs from The Women, go to https://tinyurl.com/womensoundtrack.Check out books, TV shows and movies at countycat.mcfls.org, wplc.overdrive.com, hoopladigital.com and kanopy.com/en/westallis. For more about WAPL, visit westallislibrary.org.Music: Tim Moor via Pixabay