HNR Issue 38 (November 2006)
Only A Duke Will Do
Seven years ago Simon Tremaine, instilled by the harsh lessons of his loveless grandfather, abandoned Louisa North, illegitimate daughter of…
The Religion
British novelist Tim Willocks is good at evoking the unfamiliar, so perhaps it’s inevitable that he should turn eventually to…
Star Of The North
Marjorie, the second of the Preston sisters, is both pretty and whimsical. Unsuited to work in the mill or to…
The Angels Of Morgan Hill
In 1947, nine-year-old Jane Gable is attending the funeral of her drunken, abusive father when she sees the face of…
Brethren
Another Templar novel? This one confines itself solely to the historical period from 1260 to 1272, when the Mamluk warrior…
The Chain Garden
Grace Damerel is the daughter of the local tin mine owner and, as such, carries a huge burden of guilt…
Sovereign
Editors' choice
To overawe the rebellious north, Henry VIII makes a grand Progress to York. Travelling ahead are lawyer Matthew Shardlake and…
Brethren
The narrative opens in 1260 and follows Will Campbell, a young man who has been brought up from boyhood in…
Just One Of Those Things
Gabriel, the Marquess of Thayne, has just returned from India and is out to view potential debutantes for a possible…
Hers To Desire
With no dowry and a traitor for a father, Lady Beatrice has little hope of marriage. In 1244 England, not…
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