WW1
Passions of War (Leonora Trilogy)
The second in Green’s World War I trilogy (after Daughters of War, 2010) opens in England in 1914. War is…
Amadito and the Hero Children
Amadito lives in New Mexico in 1918, where his whole family has to help with the harvest, because most men…
Broken Music
Broughton Underhill, England. The death of young Marianne Wentworth, found in the lake on the Oaklands Park estate, haunts this…
The Year After | The Last Summer
Editors' choice
Occasionally the accidents of publishing bring out two books in the same season which neatly complement each other. The Last…
The Little Russian
Only the courage and endurance of the Jews of Russia match the suffering of the Jews of Russia. Susan Sherman’s…
Wings of a Dream
This impressive debut novel is an inspiring and descriptive story with a heroine who manages to captivate from the start.…
A Bespoke Murder
Edward Marston is best known for his popular railway detective series, and here he is branching out into a new…
Look to the East
Set in the small village of Briecourt, France, during the early battles of World War I, Look to the East…
Angels at War
Editors' choice
Rarely, in all my years of reviewing for the HNS, have I come across such a masterly historical romance with…
Escape from Germany
The stories of escapes from POW camps in the Second World War are familiar, but how many know of the…
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