from arielfl

I saw that this was one of the recommended reads for people suffering the let down blues from the end of Downton Abbey. I have read so many books about WWI and spunky women who did their part for the cause. I wasn't really expecting too much but I was pleasantly surprised. Lady Elizabeth (Lily) h...

from gypsysmom

World War I and II continue to inspire great stories. In this book Jennifer Robson shows life during World War I for a young British girl who volunteers to be an ambulance driver. It is a work of fiction but, as the daughter of a historian of World War I, Robson has tried to make it realistic. La...

from Sarah_Gruwell

Book received for free from GoodReads First Reads program in exchange for an honest review. Thanks for the book! It's so refreshing to find so many great books with strong female leads lately. Just like another novel I read recently, Lilly is just such a strong character. She's a woman who's not ...

from LiteraryFeline

Somewhere in France by Jennifer Robson William Morrow, 2013 Fiction (Historical); 400 pgs I was first drawn to read Somewhere in France after reading a description of it. Set during World War I, the novel is about a young woman, Lady Elizabeth, who wants to do her part in the war. Her mother forb...

from MaggieFlo

We meet Lady Elizabeth (Lily) Ashford as she is about to attend a ball with her parents and brother Edward. Lily is not a traditional upper class young woman and has no real interest in the men her parents are trying to have her marry. She meets her brother's best friend, Robert Fraser and has a ...