HNR Issue 58 (November 2011)
The Year We Were Famous
Having previously reviewed a book about Helga and Clara Estby’s walk across the U.S., I was eager to read this.…
The FitzOsbornes in Exile
I was repeatedly drawn back to this book, only to remember (with a little shock of disappointment each time) that…
The First Dance
Western writer Richard S. Wheeler gives us the latest novel in his Barnaby Skye series, The First Dance, which deals…
Sylvia and Aki
Aki Munemitsu’s life is about to undergo an amazing and undesirable change. For after Japan attacks the United States on…
Daniel O’Thunder
Canadian novelist Weir sets his tale in Victorian London’s underworld and the realm of boxing. The title character is an…
VIII
Editors' choice
Having read so much about Henry VIII, it was a real treat to find a book which manages to give…
Little Women and Me
Emily March is tired of being overlooked. Her sisters seem to get most of the attention in her family, and…
Heiress (Daughter of Fortune, Book One)
Set in the famously extravagant Gilded Age of New England, Heiress tells the story of the Price sisters, Esme and…
Murder on Sisters’ Row
Fans of Victoria Thompson and her Gaslight Mystery series will enjoy Murder on Sisters’ Row, the latest Sarah Brandt story.…
Deathless
Catherynne Valente understands the power of threes, of repetition and incantation, the stuff of fairy tales. In Deathless, her powerful…
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