HNR Issue 56 (May 2011)
The House of Dead Maids
When Tabby comes to Seldom House as the new maid, she quickly realizes that things are not as they should…
The Girl in the Gatehouse
Basing her book on several elements and characters of Austen novels and on Jane’s life itself, Klassen combines numerous characters,…
River of Darkness
In River of Darkness, Levy masterfully retells the story of Francisco Orellana’s legendary voyage down the Amazon River in 1541. …
Put Out the Light
1940. The Sheffield steel factories are working flat out for the war effort. So far they haven’t been bombed but…
The Daughter’s Walk
In 1896 Norwegian-American Helga Etsby accepts a challenge from the New York World and the fashion industry to walk 3500…
Dogtag Summer
Elizabeth Partridge’s Dogtag Summer tells the moving story of Tracy, or Tuyet, a Vietnamese-American girl adopted by a Vietnam veteran…
The Orphan Child
A newborn baby is found on Christmas Day in the grounds of Meadow Hall. Named Sarah Meadow, the orphan is…
Good Fortune
Good Fortune follows the life of a young African-American woman in the early 1800s from her childhood and capture in…
In the King’s Name
In the King’s Name is the latest in a long naval series, set during the Napoleonic wars, ‘starring’ first Richard…
Boys of Wartime: Will at the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863
Twelve-year-old Will Edmunds daydreams of military glory, but when 150,000 Confederate and Union troops engage in his hometown, Will discovers…
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