HNR Issue 26 (November 2003)
Quicksilver
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Quicksilver is the first novel in what the author describes as the Baroque Cycle. This lengthy narrative explores “the bold, curving forms, elaborate ...Read Review
Winter Count
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Set in the midwestern United States between 1875 and 1890, this novel’s protagonists are Turtleheart, a Teton Sioux, and his young wife Evensigh, a ...Read Review
Unholy Fire
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While the plot of this fine novel contains a significant amount of combat, it is primarily a crime story. It’s October, 1861, and ...Read Review
The Reluctant Suitor
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The epitome of perfection, Lady Adriana Sutton controls the hearts of the eligible bachelors of England’s Wiltshire countryside. Yet because of a ...Read Review
The Clearing
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This classic Southern gothic novel is set in the cypress forest of Louisiana in the 1920s. The rich plot of family, marriage, and ...Read Review
The True Story of Hansel and Gretel
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On the side of the road and a dark and forbidding wood, a father abandons his two children with the words “Go into ...Read Review
Westward
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In celebration of their 50th anniversary, the Western Writers of America went all out in producing this large collection of original western fiction. ...Read Review
Strangers: A Family Romance
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Strangers is a haunting and sometimes humorous memoir of Emma Tennant’s wealthy, influential, and eccentric family. The narrative is impressionistic yet richly ...Read Review
The Feast of Roses
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“What is her attraction?” the courtiers wonder. Why has Emperor Jahangir married Mehrunnisa, the daughter of a treasurer? Granted, she is beautiful, but ...Read Review
The Master of Monterey
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In 1842, false rumors of war between Mexico and the United States send zealous Commodore Thomas ap Catesby Jones of the U.S. Navy ...Read Review