Single Parent Book Club: The Women: A Novel by Kristin Hannah (plus concert)

Join us for a fun and social book discussion. No need to finish the book if you don’t mind spoilers. Let's meet at Village Pizzeria Bayside in Coronado to discuss the book. Then we will (optionally) head to Spreckels Park to see The Pine Mountain Logs perform at 6:00 at the Coronado Summer Concert Series. If you come for the concert, bring a low chair or blanket, and comfy shoes for dancing.

About the book: Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances "Frankie" McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path.

As green and inexperienced as the men sent to Vietnam to fight, Frankie is over-whelmed by the chaos and destruction of war. Each day is a gamble of life and death, hope and betrayal; friendships run deep and can be shattered in an instant. In war, she meets—and becomes one of—the lucky, the brave, the broken, and the lost.

But war is just the beginning for Frankie and her veteran friends. The real battle lies in coming home to a changed and divided America, to angry protesters, and to a country that wants to forget Vietnam.

The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on all women who put themselves in harm's way and whose sacrifice and commitment to their country has too often been forgotten. A novel about deep friendships and bold patriotism, The Women is a richly drawn story with a memorable heroine whose idealism and courage under fire will come to define an era.

About Village Pizzeria: Daily Happy Hour 3-6pm

• Discounted Appetizers
• $3.49 Slices (Available Until 6pm Daily)
• $3.99 Domestic Pints

$14.99 Domestic Pitchers

• $5.99 Craft Pints

$21.99 Craft Pitchers

• $5.99 Select Glasses of Wine

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