The women (Record no. 77114)
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| fixed length control field | 02096nam a2200145 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781035005680 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 813.6 |
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| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The women |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | London |
| Name of publisher | Macmillan |
| Year of publication | 2024 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 471 p. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | An instant Sunday Times bestseller and soon to be a major motion picture!<br/><br/>'Astonishing. Compelling. Powerful' – Delia Owens, bestselling author of Where the Crawdads Sing<br/><br/>'Stuns with sacrifice. Uplifts with heroism' – Bonnie Garmus, bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry<br/><br/>‘Powerful’ – Matt Haig, bestselling author of The Midnight Library<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>Their friendship changed lives. Their bravery changed history.<br/><br/>'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.<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>Readers love The Women:<br/><br/>'It honours ALL women: those who have fought for their rights and freedoms, those who have been overlooked and underappreciated, those who have been forgotten by families and society'<br/><br/>'I’ve been looking forward to this book’s release for months' |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | fiction |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | BK |
| 952 ## - LOCATION AND ITEM INFORMATION (KOHA) | |
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| Damaged status | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Stack | Kannur University Central Library | Kannur University Central Library | Stack | 12/11/2024 | 14.99 | 813.6 KRI/W | 68763 | BK |