HNR Issue 57 (August 2011)
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Editors' choice
The year is 1986, and widower Henry Lee sees items from World War II discovered intact in a local hotel.…
The Things We Cherished
The Things We Cherished is a mesmerizing read in the vein of Geraldine Brooks’ People of the Book. Instead of…
Wildflower Hill
Two passionate women tell this multigenerational story that begins in 1929 Glasgow and moves through Australia, London, and home to…
Ellis Island
Ellie Flaherty was raised by parents who are pious, distant, and haunted by the sins of their ancestors. Her consolation…
The Lightkeeper’s Ball
Misfortune is stalking Olivia Stewart’s family. Six months previously, her father was killed by a cave-in in his diamond mine,…
The Wild Rose
Jennifer Donnelly’s The Wild Rose is the third of her celebrated “Rose” novels, and it is every bit as wonderful…
Blood of the Reich
Best-selling author Dietrich took a 1938 Nazi expedition to Tibet and changed the names to create a rip-snorting, intricately plotted…
The Goldsmith’s Secret
“Love is short, forgetting is so long” wrote the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda in poem XX of Twenty Songs of…
The Storm at the Door
Frederick Merrill is smart, witty, and loves to talk, but he’s also plagued by dark moods and the temptations of…
Catfish Alley
Roxanne Reeves worked hard to hide her Cajun roots and rise in the ranks of Clarksville, Mississippi’s high society. She…
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