HNR Issue 56 (May 2011)
London’s Sinful Secret: The Bawdy History and Very Public Passions of London’s Georgian Age
Architectural historian Dan Cruickshank’s newest book is a lengthy but fascinating examination of a not-so-secret aspect of Georgian London: the…
Paradise Valley
In this beautifully written and deeply moving novel, Cramer uses details of his own family history to tell a little-known…
She-Wolves
When one thinks of English Queens, one of the first to come to mind is Elizabeth I, but she could…
The Katyn Order
Poland’s dilemma has always been based on geography. Located between Germany and Russia, Poland and its people have time and…
Never a Gentleman
Readers first met Grace Fairchild, worthy friend and daughter of a general in the Napoleonic Wars, who stalwartly accompanied her…
Royal Pains: A Rogue’s Gallery of Brats, Brutes and Bad Seeds
If your view of royalty is romantic, complete with genteel ladies and gents, elegant soirees and lovely manners, you’ll never…
Cold April
There’s enough foreshadowing in chapter one of this romance to sink the Titanic, which is what heroine Beth Smallcross is…
Witches on the Road Tonight
Editors' choice
A writer and photographer, writing and shooting a travel guide for the WPA, drive the unmarked back roads of Appalachia…
22 Britannia Road
Editors' choice
In the aftermath of World War II, Polish native Silvana Nowak flees her homeland, devastated by war, on a ship…
Gautama Buddha: The Life and Teachings of the Awakened One
This fascinating book pieces together what little is known about Gautama, the historical Buddha who lived – in accordance with…
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