HNR Issue 49 (August 2009)
Lark and Termite
Set in 1950s Virginia, Lark and Termite is a suspenseful novel focusing on a cast of characters affected by love,…
Little Gods
This is a story revolving around four people, Jean, Gloria, Jack and Denny. It begins in England just before WWII.…
Death on the Ice
Editors' choice
As every British schoolchild used to know, Captain Robert Falcon Scott led an expedition to win the South Pole for…
Lavinia
The setting and characters of this novel all stem from Virgil’s poem the Aeneid. In the poem, the character of…
Michal
Adhering closely to the traditional Bible story found in the books of Samuel, Smith places Michal, daughter of semi-mad King…
Journey to the Well
In a familiar New Testament story, Jesus meets a Samaritan woman by a well, speaks to her in spite of…
Shadow Valley
Set 30,000 years ago in Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro region, this follow-up to Great Sky Woman has T’Cori, the heroine from…
Tutankhamun
Editors' choice
Thebes, 1324 BC. Tutankhamun has inherited an empire that should be at the height of power and glory. The King,…
All Other Nights
Editors' choice
The title to this brilliant and thought-provoking novel comes from a question asked to the youngest participant at a Passover…
Riding Vengeance with the James Gang
In the preface to this novel about the notorious gang headed by Frank and Jesse James, Gilmore expresses how difficult…
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