Later she served as an official guide at the Canadian National Memorial at Vimy Ridge, France, one of the war's major battle sites. In fact, it was her father from whom she first learned of the Great War, (1914-1918, which Americans refer to as World War I). Perhaps it was her father, noted historian Stuart Robson, who passed on his love of history to Jennifer, a "lifelong history geek," as she refers to herself. She has written three books- Moonlight Over Paris (2016), After the War is Over (2015), and Somewhere in France (2013)-all novels that use as their starting point, or background setting, Europe's Great War. Jennifer Robson is a Canadian writer and former journalist living in Toronto, Canada. Education-B.A., University of Western Ontario Ph.D., Oxford University.In a world divided by class, filled with uncertainty and death, can their hope for love survive, or will it become another casualty of this tragic war? ( From the publisher.) Fearful for her life, he’s determined to keep her safe, even if it means breaking her heart. Lily is the most beautiful-and forbidden-woman Robbie has ever known. She doesn’t care that Robbie grew up in poverty-she yearns for their friendly affection to become something more. The handsome Scottish surgeon has always encouraged Lilly’s dreams.
Defying her parents, she moves to London and eventually becomes an ambulance driver in the newly formed Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps-an exciting and treacherous job that takes her close to the Western Front.Īssigned to a field hospital in France, Lilly is reunited with Robert Fraser, her dear brother Edward’s best friend. When war breaks out, the spirited young woman seizes her chance for independence. But in 1914, the stifling restrictions of aristocratic British society and her mother’s rigid expectations forbid Lilly from following her heart. Lady Elizabeth Neville-Ashford wants to travel the world, pursue a career, and marry for love. Somewhere in France: A Novel of the Great WarĪ daring young woman will risk her life to find her destiny in this atmospheric, beautifully drawn historical debut novel-a tale of love, hope, and danger set during the First World War.
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