pickThis novel about a woman serving as an ambulance driver in France during WW1 manages to convey the tedium & nastiness of her job alongside the outrage, poignancy, humanity in the experiences she faces daily. It‘s another great anti-war war book from a woman‘s perspective, one that deserves to be read & remembered. A bonus is the terrific Afterward essay by Jane Marcus. The books she mentions or recommends have formed a new reading list for me.
Helen and Tosh are the first ones to come to mind for me. I have a gazzilion other examples but I thought of this first so there you go! The characters are WW1 front line ambulance drivers. You can't get more hardcore than that (well maybe you can). The author Evadne Price is awesome too though for having the courage to write such a novel speaking out against war and the British government. #kickassheroines #seasonsreadings2016
Today's #somethingforsept #faveclassics prompt is HARD. I have too many books I'd put in this category, narrowing it down to a small stack is difficult. Here are a few of my favorite classics...links to rest of the titles in the comments.
pickThis account of WWI from a woman ambulance driver's perspective still haunts me. Read for a gender and politics class some years ago. Such an indictment of war, privilege, and how history hides truths.
Not So Quiet...: Stepdaughters of War | 
