An instant Sunday Times bestseller and soon to be a major motion picture!
'Utterly absorbing . . . A triumph' - Taylor Jenkins Reid, bestselling author of Daisy Jones & The Six
'Stuns with sacrifice. Uplifts with heroism' – Bonnie Garmus, bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry
'Powerful and compelling. Never has a novel of war metamorphosed so profoundly into a story of the human heart. The female heart' - Delia Owens, bestselling author of Where the Crawdads Sing
The Number One bestselling novel which has captured the hearts of readers across the world. The Women is a novel of epic love and devastating loss. And it is a story of a memorable heroine, and her deep friendships, whose idealism and courage under fire will define an era.
Their friendship changed lives. Their bravery changed history.
'Women can be heroes, too'. When twenty-year-old nursing student, Frances "Frankie" McGrath, hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on California's idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being a good girl. But in 1965 the world is changing, and she suddenly imagines a different path for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins the Army Nurses Corps and follows his path.
As green and inexperienced as the young 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 America. Frankie will also discover the true value of female friendship and the heartbreak that love can cause.
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Random House
ISBN: 9781529146554
Idioma: Inglés
Número de páginas: 320
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
Fecha de lanzamiento: 23/01/2025
Año de edición: 2024
Especificaciones del producto
Escrito por Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger nació en Thal, Austria, en 1947 y fue gobernador de California durante ocho años (2003-2011). Con anterioridad, había cosechado una larga y exitosa carrera como actor protagonizando películas como Terminator; Músculos de acero, por la que ganó un Globo de Oro; Conan, el Bárbaro; Los gemelos golpean dos veces; Depredador o Junior. Su primer libro, Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder, se convirtió en un bestseller nada más publicarse en 1977, así como su mundialmente célebre Enciclopedia del culturismo.