HNR Issue 50 (November 2009)
The Frontiersman’s Daughter
Set in 1777, this is the coming-of-age story of Lael Click, who lives in Kentucky, in Indian Territory. Lael is…
Secret Lament
Editors' choice
An exciting page-turner set in Newcastle in the 18th century. This is the third book by Roz Southey with Charles…
The Blue Enchantress
In St. Kitts in 1718, Captain Nathaniel Mason is shocked to see a familiar face from Charles Towne, that of…
Pope Joan
Gifted with a thirst for knowledge and the ability to reason, Joan soon learns these traits are of little use…
To Know Evil
Any reader searching for a less densely detailed description of medieval monastic life than that provided by Umberto Eco may…
Rashi’s Daughters, Book lll: Rachel
Rachel is the third daughter of the 11th century French Talmud scholar Salomon ben Isaac, better known today as Rashi.…
Sand Daughter
This is the first U.S. release of Sand Daughter, originally published in 2007 in the U.K. It is a sweeping…
The Lute Player
I first read this recently reissued novel over twenty years ago. A sweeping saga about Richard the Lionhearted and the…
The Fruit of Her Hands
Shira’s upbringing is different than other Jewish girls’ childhoods in 1224. Her widowed father, the esteemed Rabbi Shmuel ben Solomon…
Outlaw
Retellings of the Robin Hood legend are always interesting. This novel tells the tale from the point of view of…
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