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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.
The African Goose is a large, heavy bird, among the heaviest of all goose breeds. [ 9 ] : 364 [ 11 ] : 353 [ 13 ] According to the British standard, weights are approximately 8–11 kg for geese and 10–13 kg for ganders; the Bund Deutscher Rassegeflügelzüchter [ de ] gives weights of 7 kg and 8 kg respectively.
At times, park rangers have killed entire flocks of aggressive geese. [5] Canada geese in Cincinnati parks have been responsible for knocking people down and breaking their bones, and called "spitting, hissing, biting attack missiles". [6] The same aggressive, territorial behavior can be utilized in the guard capacity.
The main detective, Mma Ramotswe, is a Motswana woman who is the protagonist in the series and whose story is told in the first novel from birth to opening the detective agency. Mma is a Setswana term of respect for a woman; the equivalent term for a man is Rra. [2] This is one of the most common forms of address in the novels.
The Women is a 1936 American play, a comedy of manners by Clare Boothe Luce.Only women compose the cast. The original Broadway production, directed by Robert B. Sinclair, opened on December 26, 1936, at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, where it ran for 657 performances with an all-female cast that included Margalo Gillmore, Ilka Chase, Betty Lawford, Jessie Busley, Phyllis Povah, Marjorie Main ...
The Goose Woman is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Clarence Brown and starring Louise Dresser with Jack Pickford as her son. The film was released by Universal Pictures . [ 1 ]
[1] [5] Pareles states that in the play Luna is "perhaps the most sympathetic character". [1] Mama Sal – A grandmother who is a lesbian. Pareles describes Mama Sal as "the kind cynic who, despite her love for Chac-Mool and Medea, helps Luna leave Medea and Medea carry out her insane plan". [1] Chihuateo – Four women who had died in ...
The women are taken to prison, where they meet Mrs. Wright, a senile woman imprisoned for trying to help an enslaved girl escape. The mistress' insanity worsens. After several months, the women are moved to a house, where conditions are much better, but they are unable to leave or know the identity of their captor.