Lisa discusses The Women by Kristin Hannah, published in February 2024 and about a woman named Frances “Frankie” McGrath, who becomes a nurse in Vietnam. The book is unique in that it highlights the nurses in Vietnam.
The Washington Post offers a list of Vietnam War books to consider reading.
Books discussed:
Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
The Sorrow of War: A Novel of North Vietnam by Bao Ninh
Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
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