The women

"Women can be heroes. 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 t...

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Main Author: Hannah, Kristin
Format: Books Print Book Book Discussion Kit Kits Book Discussion Kit
Language:English
Published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2024.
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