A collection of short stories. In "The Manual of Remote Sensing", a travel agent separates from her husband after she…
learns of his infidelity, and recalls her first love affair with a young American she met while staying at a youth hostel in Munich. "1917"" evokes the experiences of Canadian nurses and other women living in France during the war, while "Spanish Grammar" is a story of disappointed love set in Spain. Some strong language. c2003.