Somewhere in France

Not long after The Great War begins, Lady Elizabeth Neville-Ashford defies her family, ditches her title, learns to drive, and joins the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps - where she is posted somewhere in France as an ambulance driver. Not coincidentally, she is attached the the field hospital where her older brother's dearest friend is a surgeon. Predictably, romance ensues.

I could not shake the feeling that Jennifer Robson's Somewhere in France was vaguely familiar. But not until I read my entry on The Walnut Tree, did I realize how similar the stories are. (To recap, Lady Elspeth Douglas defies her family, lays her title aside, and enlists in Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service in The Walnut Tree.)

Still, I rather liked Somewhere in France. Yes, there's a war on and, yes, men are dying, but Robson's writing is light and quick, and the characters are generally likeable. For these reasons, it's a quick read. The plot was obvious from the opening paragraphs, but Robson does bring a new angle to women's work in World War I. That said, the verdict is still out on whether I'll read the next book in the series.