I'm sure it will come as no surprise to you that Kristin Hannah's latest book, The Women, is absolutely terrific. Out of 25 books that Kristin has written, I've read 5 - The Nightingale, The Four Winds, The Great Alone, Home Front, and, now, The Women. This one really got to me. It's about a woman who volunteers to go to Vietnam during that conflict in the late 60s. It just so happens that I got caught up in that war too. I was going to Cal in 1969 when the government took away college students' deferments. I immediately joined the Army Reserve because I did NOT want to get drafted. As it turned out, my number, 152, was called up. It wasn't fun to have 5 months of active duty (at least it was stateside!) and 5+ years of one weekend per month and 2 weeks of commitment every summer. But it sure beat the heck out of the alternative!
But enough about me. You don't have to have my kind of connection to be very glad you read this book. Like all of the others, it's just flat-out good. Of course there is so much more to the story than her time in Vietnam. And I can vouch for how she depicted the way the soldiers were treated when they came home. You will know that Kristin is accurate in how she tells us all about how the Vietnam War created so much animosity back here in the U.S.
Finally, I will just tell you this - If Kristin Hannah writes it, you will be glad you read it. And as for The Women, just ask the 165,000+ who rated The Women 4.70/5! That is absolutely unheard of. But there you have it.
