I loved the concept of this book, but I did not like the author’s writing style. 

I think the author wrote in a “tell, don’t show” way… Straight forward. Dialog heavy. Repetitive descriptions. The medical scenes in country were tense and dramatic, but the storytelling in the rest of the novel was missing  something. I wish the other characters had more depth, beyond just serving Frankie. More Barb and Ethel, please.  

I would love to read more about the nurses and women who served in Viet Nam. Overall, I felt like this was an outline for a novel, and I wish someone else had written the story. 

If someone wants to read an epic book centered on the perspective of a woman, I recommend The Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead.