The missing. The forgotten. The brave… The women. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on 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 choice for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path. As green and inexperienced as the… Read more.
Trigger and Content Warnings
- Sexism
- Infidelity
- Attempted suicide
- Miscarriage
- Psychiatric hospitalisation
- Graphic blood, gore & injury depiction
- Medical procedures
- Death of a brother
- Gun violence
- Explosions & bombings
- Military violence & Vietnam War (theme) including mentions of chemical gassing
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