HNR Issue 57 (August 2011)
The Little Women Letters
As much as I wanted to enjoy and enthusiastically recommend this book (being a great lover of this American classic),…
How Huge the Night
Julien Losier knows war is coming, but he does not like living in the countryside, and he especially does not…
The Bride’s House
The only way to get rich in a Colorado mining town in 1880 is to strike gold or marry a…
Belladonna
In the 18th century, 14-year-old Thomas Rose has failed at school and has no love for his father’s profession, either.…
Childish Loves
A writer sits down to write poetry or a novel. The thoughts and emotions swirling through this process are actually…
The Sandalwood Tree
It’s 1947, and Americans Martin and Evie Mitchell and their five-year-old son are in India. Martin is one of the…
The Last Musketeer
This is the first in a series of time-travel adventures inspired by Dumas’ classic novel The Three Musketeers. When…
Centuries of June
Bestselling author Keith Donohue (Angels of Destruction) delivers a new spellbinding tale with Centuries of June, a perfect blend of…
This New and Poisonous Air
McOmber’s collection of short stories has been likened to the writings of Edgar Allan Poe and Isak Dinesen. Although, for…
The Glorious Adventures of the Sunshine Queen
In this Junior Library Guild selection, Geraldine McCaughrean brings to life the showboats of the Missouri River. Twelve-year-old Cissy Sissney…
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