HNR Issue 104 (May 2023)
The Disenchantment
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During l’Affaire des Poisons in 1680 Paris, random circumstance draws five people into a web of murder and deception: Baronne Marie Catherine de ...Read Review
So Close to Heaven
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This powerful novel tells the little-known story of Sister Magdalena, the cellarin of Sabiona Abbey, in the Austrian Tyrol. It is a place ...Read Review
What We Leave Behind (Sammy and Facey, 2)
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Grave robbers Sammy and Facey dig for their living amid the squalor of 18th-century London. Carrying contraband liquor into Portsmouth Harbour, Sammy and ...Read Review
Shadow of the Moon
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Nolan leaves Chicago seeking adventure in Colorado but quickly discovers that the Wild West can be just as fierce and dangerous as described ...Read Review
In the Belly of the Congo
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This novel tells the story of Tshala Moelo, who was born in the Belgian Congo, daughter of King Kena Kwete III, and sent ...Read Review
The Timber Girls (Timber Girls, 1)
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1942. Trixie Smith is fed up with working in a greengrocer’s and playing the piano in a pub in Gosport at night. She ...Read Review
A Novel Disguise (A Lady Librarian Mystery)
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A clever play on Regency-style novels, this book is a murder mystery including, as the title suggests, gender disguise—in a complicated version. ...Read Review
Hoops: A Graphic Novel
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Women’s sports teams still wrestle for pay and promotion to match those offered to male athletes, and the journey to equity can ...Read Review
The Highland Girls at War
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Just when you think every possible aspect of UK life in WWII has been described in fiction, Helen Yendall introduces us to the ...Read Review
Vagabonds: Life on the Streets of Nineteenth-century London
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Very often when choosing our favourite historical periods, we conclude our remarks with the get-out, ‘Only if I was rich.’ Jensen’s superb ...Read Review
