Kristin Hannah has done it again! She has a gift for taking a portion of history and making it real. Her ability to help you put yourself in the place of her characters and feel what they feel is unparalleled. In The Women, we are taken to the Vietnam War as our idealistic young nurse, Frankie McGrath, signs up in the Army. As we follow her journey to war, gaining and losing friends and her innocence, and coming home to a country that hates its veterans and says women were not even there, we also see the tearing between the government and the people. I felt the damage done by the media and the people, and the scenes in the VA (twice!) were devastating. Frankie's destructiveness and the rebuilding of her life was a devastatingly beautiful read about a time that is still such a struggle to face as a society. It reminded me, though, that every phase of life has both difficult and beautiful moments if you keep looking for them. Another excellent historical fiction book that I feel everyone should experience.