HNR Issue 49 (August 2009)
Ask Alice
From the windswept prairies of Kansas to downtown Chicago, and from rural Norfolk to the rarefied atmosphere of Chelsea and…
Dido
When Aeneas and his soldiers, battle-weary and almost shipwrecked, arrive on the shores of Carthage seeking refuge they are welcomed…
The Fire of Ares
Ancient Sparta. Lysander is a helot – a slave – in Sparta, one of the most ruthless states in the…
The True Adventures of Charley Darwin
The book is very much a record of Charles Darwin’s youth from the time he is a nine-year-old going off…
When I Cross No-Bob
Being an O’Donnell isn’t easy, but being an O’Donnell abandoned first by your Pappy and then by your Momma is…
Guinevere’s Gamble
Book II of the Chrysalis Queen Quartet for younger readers chronicles the formative years of the woman destined to become…
Remember Me
A saga set in Edwardian Britain, this is the story of Maddy Moon, a 17-year-old singer with a touring company…
Abandon
In 2009, Abigail Foster, a journalist enticed by the prospect of a good story, is recruited by her estranged father,…
The Guardians of the Covenant
If you liked The Da Vinci Code (and millions did despite the ridicule) then you will be delighted with The…
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