The Five O'Clock Follies: What's a Woman Doing Here, Anyway?

In her brilliant debut novel, longtime daily journalist Theasa Tuohy captures the essence of what drives those who go into war armed only with a camera, notebook, and pen. In the fast pace of explosive romance and gritty adventure, The Five O'Clock Follies explores the serious issues of the Vietnam War, the role of the press and what a long way female correspondents have come in forty years. At a time when women rarely dreamed beyond careers as nurses, teachers or secretaries and certainly ...