Acclaimed screenwriter Diane Hanks recently forayed into historical fiction writing, adapting her screenplay, “Hickam,” into her debut novel, “The Woman With a Purple Heart.” The novel, based on the true story of heroic WWII nurse Lieutenant Annie Fox, was published by Sourcebooks Landmark Nov. 7. On Nov. 9, Trident Booksellers & Cafe hosted Hanks for.
When we read about history, who gets remembered? In historical fiction, who gets to be a protagonist? Emerson alum Diane Hanks ‘91 wrote her latest novel “The Woman with a Purple Heart” to tell the untold story of Lieutenant Annie Fox the first woman to receive a Purple Heart award someone who would have otherwise stayed a.