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The Women is a historical fiction novel by American author Kristin Hannah published by St. Martin's Press in 2024. The book tells the story of Frances "Frankie" McGrath, a young nurse who serves in the United States Army Nurse Corps during the Vietnam War. [1] [2] The novel debuted at number one on The New York Times fiction best-seller list.
Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks (June 7, 1917 – December 3, 2000) was an American poet, author, and teacher. Her work often dealt with the personal celebrations and struggles of ordinary people in her community.
Kristin Hannah's latest novel is called "The Women," but the title rings true for all of her novels. From ”The Nightingale” to “The Four Winds,” a Read With Jenna pick, Hannah has become ...
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks returns with a historic look at horseracing and race in her newest book 'Horse.' Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks returns with a ...
Rivers argues that the theme of gender is the primary theme of Maud Martha. Her review claims the novel is "the story of the average woman in her struggles as daughter, wife, and mother." [5] Rivers further states that Maud Martha explores the common wishes of every woman and the compromises they have to make in accomplishing them.
Brooks came down to Lexington with her late husband, Tony Horowitz, author of Confederates in the Attic, who was researching a book on Frederick Law Olmsted titled “Spying on the South.”
Annie Allen is a book of poetry by American author Gwendolyn Brooks that was published by Harper & Brothers in 1949. The book tells in poetry about the life of Annie Allen, an African-American girl growing to adulthood. It received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1950 [1] and made Brooks the first African American to ever receive a Pulitzer ...
"Horse," by Geraldine Brooks, explores the unwritten history of America’s most famous racehorse—and how far we still have to go in confronting systemic racism. Geraldine Brooks on Racing—and ...