HNR Issue 22 (November 2002)
Harem
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In a timeless Persia that never was, the beautiful Jewess Rebekah is married to a man whose cruelty shapes not only her life, ...Read Review
The Bawdy Basket
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Nicholas Bracewell, stage manager of the Elizabethan actors’ troupe, Westfield’s Men, has a serious problem when a young, distracted fledgling actor, Frank ...Read Review
River Thieves
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River Thieves is a tale of early 19th century Newfoundland, when the native Beothuk still roamed in small groups. The English settlers, some ...Read Review
Tempting
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The opening scene of Tempting, which takes place in 1848, introduces us to a young and impoverished Simon Belleville, who is trying to defend ...Read Review
Perma Red
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Perma Red will reward those readers waiting for the latest great American novel. Earling weaves a timeless tale of love, heartache, and betrayal ...Read Review
The Dead File
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The author is a noted playwright and actor, so his behind-the-scenes look at the acting business as it was in the early 1950s (...Read Review
Down to a Soundless Sea
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Except for the first story, set in the mid-nineteenth century, the rest of the stories’ settings are in the early twentieth century, and ...Read Review
Surviving the Confederacy
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Mr. Waugh states that his mission as a writer is to “revive [history’s] echoes, and rekindle the passion of former days.” I ...Read Review
The Slayers of Seth
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It is impossible for P.C Doherty to write a novel that isn’t excellent. The fourth of his ancient Egyptian mysteries has ...Read Review
An Unclean Act
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A meticulously researched first novel, Burgess’ story concerns what was likely the first recorded divorce in seventeenth century New England. Thomas Burge and ...Read Review