You Say Boxer Shorts ...

There's been some hot debate among the female friends I've spoken to about what 'Beau' - the lead male character of The Beauty Chorus looks like. He's caused quite a stir. My favourite comment so far came from a husband, who said he hadn't been able to get any attention from his wife for a week because she had her nose buried in the book each night. 'Oh, yes ... Beau ...' she sighed, her eyes taking on a dreamy look.

After doing some research at the Imperial War Museum, I decided to give Beau US style boxer shorts rather than the 'utility underwear' in today's photo. Not really the stuff romance is made of, is it? On today's blog tour, we are off to the US, to visit Sarah at Reading the Past, where we talk about the fine details of research for historical fiction like this. Investigating underpants ... well, someone has to do it. Enjoy x