HNR Issue 26 (November 2003)
The Seducer
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Daniel St. John is “the seducer,” a French shipping merchant doing business in England. Because of his wealth, Daniel is accepted on a ...Read Review
Still Life With Murder
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Nell Sweeney becomes governess to a Boston Brahmin family early in this mystery, which is set several years after the end of the ...Read Review
My Sister Jill
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This short book is a memorable portrait of a dysfunctional family in post-WWII Australia. Flashbacks reveal Jack Wheatly’s traumatic childhood – his mother ...Read Review
Shutter Island
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This fast-paced and smartly plotted psychological thriller is set in 1954 on the grounds of the Ashecliffe Hospital for the criminally insane. The book ...Read Review
Orchard
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Set in 1953, Larry Watson’s Orchard depicts the newly altered lives of Henry and Sonja House. The sudden death of their young son ...Read Review
The Death of Kings
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In this fascinating study, Evans traces the dramatic stories of the royal deaths of kings from Harold at Hastings to Richard III at ...Read Review
Behold the Man: The Kingdom and the Crown vol.3
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Biographical FictionInspirational
The final installment of Lund’s trilogy, Behold the Man returns to the tumultuous times of the final days of Jesus Christ. Again, ...Read Review
When Philosophers Were Kings
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This U.S. Civil War novel is based on true stories of the author’s ancestors. Socrates Best, the black sheep of the ...Read Review
Winter Woman
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Kernan’s debut novel is hampered by an annoying heroine, a not-so-heroic hero, and poor writing. In 1835, after a winter in the Rocky ...Read Review
Ruslan
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In 19th century Russia, Countess Alexandra Korvin has been left destitute after the death of her father. Believing she will not survive as ...Read Review