The Women
by Kristin Hannah
★ Top 5 book of 2024 · #4 on Best Books of 2024
Kristin Hannah's historical novel follows Frankie McGrath, a young nurse serving in the Army Nurse Corps during the Vietnam War. It launched at number one on the New York Times fiction best-seller list.
Best for: Historical fiction readers drawn to stories of women's service during the Vietnam War
The Women is #4 on BookWard's Best Books of 2024, out of 33 2024 books that cleared our data bar.
What The Women is about
Frankie McGrath is a young nurse who joins the United States Army Nurse Corps and finds herself in Vietnam. Kristin Hannah follows her through the work of caring for the wounded in wartime.
The story is as much about what service costs as about what it demands in the moment, and about the way belief in one's country can sit uneasily beside hard experience. Emotional and sweeping in tone, this historical novel suits readers who like big-hearted stories rooted in real history, and anyone curious about a side of the Vietnam era that is seldom put at the center.
The Women on the Best Books of 2024
The Women came out in 2024. Of the 33 books first published in 2024 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #4 on our Best Books of 2024 list.
Why it made the list: 300 readers have shelved it on Open Library; its Wikipedia page averaged 16,614 views a month recently. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2024 list
- The Tainted Cup Robert Jackson Bennett, #2
- Lights Out Navessa Allen, #3
- Funny Story Emily Henry, #5
- The Wedding People Alison Espach, #6
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 65 want to read it, 1 are reading it now and 24 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Wikipedia: its article averaged 16,614 views a month recently.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 79 | 45% |
| Reader love | 70 | 20% |
| Being read right now | 64 | 15% |
| Attention | 97 | 20% |
Questions about The Women
When was The Women published?
The Women by Kristin Hannah was first published in 2024.
Was The Women one of the best books of 2024?
The Women is #4 on BookWard's Best Books of 2024, out of 33 2024 books that cleared our data bar. 300 readers have shelved it on Open Library; its Wikipedia page averaged 16,614 views a month recently.
Why is The Women on the Best Books of 2024 list?
300 readers have shelved it on Open Library; its Wikipedia page averaged 16,614 views a month recently.
More of the best books of 2024
- The Let Them Theory Mel Robbins, #1
- The Tainted Cup Robert Jackson Bennett, #2
- Lights Out Navessa Allen, #3
- Funny Story Emily Henry, #5
- The Wedding People Alison Espach, #6
- We Used to Live Here Marcus Kliewer, #7
See the full Best Books of 2024, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
This page uses public data: Open Library reader counts and ratings, and Wikipedia page views for recent years. The description is paraphrased from real source text. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales, and can be affected by data gaps. Lists update monthly.
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