Monthly Archives: June 2024

Part 6: Send, scents, and senses – The Women by Kristin Hannah – Not a review, simply an inspiration

Throughout The Women by Kristin Hannah, Frankie ended her letters with “Send …”  She asked for “hand lotion and crème rinse and perfume. And a new St. Christopher medal … hand lotion, tampons shampoo, crème rinse, and See’s (candy). And … Continue reading

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Part 5: Twists and turns – The Women by Kristin Hannah – Not a review, simply an inspiration

In her acknowledgments at the end of The Women, Kristin Hannah said that she originally created towns and evacuation hospitals within Vietnam for fictional latitude but her Vietnam veteran readers felt strongly that she should name the places accurately; so … Continue reading

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Part 4: Romance – The Women by Kristin Hannah – Not a review, simply an inspiration

I must have seen The Women by Kristin Hannah when I weekly skimmed the bestseller list in the book section of the Sunday Washington Post, but apparently best seller status alone doesn’t grab my attention — especially after 2011 when … Continue reading

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