HNR Issue 31 (February 2005)
Sparrowhawk Book lV: Empire
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Book IV of this series revolves around the Stamp Tax debates in the Virginia House of Burgesses between 1764 and 1765. Hugh Kenrick reluctantly runs ...Read Review
And Not to Yield: A Novel of the Life and Times of Wild Bill Hickok
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Wild Bill Hickok kills only those who deserve to be killed in Randy Lee Eickhoff’s latest, an awkward reworking of the gunfighter’...Read Review
‘Til Morning Light
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In this final installment of the Gracelin O’Malley trilogy, Ann Moore draws a vibrant picture of American history in the mid-19th ...Read Review
The Snow Pit
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Set during World War II, The Snow Pit follows the lives of a graduating class of 1941 in rural Nebraska, while concentrating on the ...Read Review
Hunger and Thirst
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“Dresses. Shoes. Feathers in hats. Pearls on necks. Silk stockings that demanded white gloves…Perfume. Real perfume, not toilet stuff. Perfume from Paris. ...Read Review
The Genizah at the House of Shepher
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Shulamit Shepher, a middle-aged Biblical scholar living in England, learns the house in Jerusalem that has been part of her family for years ...Read Review
North with de Anza
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This is a treasure! Even though it was written over four decades ago, the story holds well and will engage readers of all ...Read Review
My Guardian Angel
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Biographical FictionChildren/Young Adult
A refreshing change from the many middle grade novels featuring Jewish protagonists set during World War II, My Guardian Angel offers readers a ...Read Review
SPQR Vlll: The River God’s Vengeance
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Decius Metullus is at it again. He is swiftly climbing the political ladder in Rome, thanks much to his family’s name and ...Read Review
The Serpent in the Garden
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In 1766, portrait painter Joshua Pope is spending some months at Astley, Herbert Bentnick’s estate in Richmond. Pope has been commissioned to paint ...Read Review
