Some time ago Constant Reader recommended Somewhere in France: a Novel of the Great War, by Jennifer Robson to me and I am finally getting around to reading it. A bit more of a romance than I usually read, I did appreciate the vivid descriptions of driving an ambulance or working in a surgery so close to the front lines. And of the ever present mud. And while not a scandalous* woman (except maybe to her parents) the main character does go against the norm to learn to drive (and maintain) the ambulance she drives. (* See the April 15 post).

Here's a tour book ... of sorts ... sometimes there isn't so much a destination here as an idea of place and maybe a sign on a building: London's Lost Rivers, by Paul Talling. A nice little history book, great photos.

There are lots of books out about the Lewis & Clark expedition, including a few about the Newfoundland dog that accompanied them. The difference here is that Bound for the Western Sea: the Canine Account of the Lewis & Clark Expedition, by Laura Lee Yates, is written from Seaman's point of view. It was good, but the journey was a hard one with all kinds of challenges and dangers and I was exhausted at the end of the book! It would have been nice to have had a bibliography, but overall, it sure kept me reading. I enjoyed the doggy view of things. :-)

Reading Hermit With Dog