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<\/a>The first part of this book follows Frankie McGrath leaving her sheltered life, to become an army nurse in the Vietnam War. There is an emotional description of the gruelling conditions in the Evac hospital and the powerful friendships that developed between staff members. When she is transferred to a hospital closer to the front, conditions are even worse.
\nThe second half of the book covers the difficulties Frankie meets on returning home \u2013 abuse from the public for Vietnam veterans, lack of recognition for the nursing skills she had developed, family rejection. Frankie suffers from PTSD but is unable to access help from doctors or the Vietnam Veterans\u2019 Association. Her nursing friends from Vietnam support her. Several readers would have preferred more about these friends and less about Frankie\u2019s romances. The book ends on a happy note welcomed by some, but too farfetched for others.
\nA good book makes you think. This book inspired many to research more about the Vietnam War, and reconsider what we knew of it in the 70s. It raised issues of women\u2019s rights, racism, government misinformation and the horrors of war.
\nWe would recommend it to others; score 9\/10.<\/p>\n
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