HNR Issue 36 (May 2006)
The Countess and the Miner
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The peasant girl Irena is sent to Scotland for an arranged marriage to a miner employed by Lord Eveson, the husband of her ...Read Review
Young Zorro: The Iron Brand
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Set in early 19th-century Spanish California, Diego de la Vega (the young Zorro) and his “brother,” Bernardo, are the central characters of this ...Read Review
The Goat Hunter
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The back cover blurb suggests: “This is not just another bloody book about the Vietnam War.” And I agree. Barnz paints a picture ...Read Review
Mediterranean Winter
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This book is sub-titled A Journey through History and that describes it exactly. It is an account of Kaplan’s journeys as a ...Read Review
Chains of Folly
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Chains of Folly is the 4th Magdalene la Batarde mystery. Set in 1139 CE, the story plays out against the backdrop of civil war ...Read Review
The Spanish Bride
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In 1501, Catherine of Aragon journeys to England to marry Arthur, Prince of Wales. But when Arthur dies just a few months later, Catherine ...Read Review
Sparrowhawk Book Five: Revolution
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This fifth book of six in the series picks up in June of 1765 and follows the debate and turmoil surrounding the Stamp Act ...Read Review
Mrs. Hudson and the Malabar Rose
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In this second in the series, Sherlock Holmes’s housekeeper, Mrs. Hudson, finds herself once again helping that most logical of minds solve ...Read Review
Pride of Lancashire
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The dirt-poor Prestons have few prospects but many children. Carrie works tirelessly to feed and clothe her siblings, since her father is a ...Read Review
Lilac Spring
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Full-grown and fashionable after two years at school and her travels abroad, Cherish Winslow returns to her father’s shipbuilding business determined to ...Read Review
