HNR Issue 40 (May 2007)
The Flight
This is a powerful story of a rarely told episode of World War II. Early in 1945, Ida and her…
Beyond the Blue
Industrial Dundee, Scotland, is the background for this hauntingly beautiful tale of four women’s awakenings to love, death, and truth.…
The Communist’s Daughter
Canadian writer Bock’s first novel, The Ash Garden, stunned the literary world, and his second only enhances his reputation. Here…
Stalking Ivory
American Jade del Cameron returns in her second mystery, following Mark of the Lion. In her first adventure, Jade, who…
Season of the Burning Souls
If most historical fiction is a glass of milk, Season of the Burning Souls is a tiki drink made out…
The Castle in the Forest
Mailer never rests on his laurels and never fails to shock and surprise. In this novel, the 84-year-old Pulitzer Prize…
The English Horses
The English Horses is subtitled “a Western story,” and that is what we have. This is the tale of Gordon…
Why Shoot a Butler?
When barrister Frank Amberley, who happens to dabble in amateur detection, comes upon a dead body in an abandoned car,…
House of Meetings
Editors' choice
Written as a confession, House of Meetings is the story of two brothers—the unnamed narrator and Lev—and the beautiful, free-spirited…
The Unnatural History of Cypress Parish
Hurricane Katrina’s bearing down on New Orleans and the apartment of 90-year-old Louis Proby. The authorities are saying it’s going…
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