Women Of Vietnam War Topic Of Avon Book Talk

Avon Free Public Library

AVON, CT — Guests are invited to attend a book talk at the Avon Free Public Library regarding a prominent 2024 novel about female Vietnam War veterans.

Central Connecticut State University English Professor Aimee Pozorski will be at the library, 281 Country Club Road, on Tuesday, June 3 at 2 p.m.

She will be discussing Kristin Hannah’s novel "The Women," which ends with an author’s note describing Hannah’s process for writing the novel, namely, her interviews with women who served in Vietnam.

Many of these women, she writes, were often told there “were no women in Vietnam.”

"The Women" corrects that misperception by giving voice to the women who served in Vietnam and reflecting on their experiences upon returning to the U.S. after the war.

This discussion considers the significance of centering women’s experiences during war and helps place

The Women in a canon of Vietnam War literature that largely excludes women, replicating the common adage that women had no place there.

For more information on this program, click on this link.