HNR Issue 39 (February 2007)
Fifth Seal
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Biographical FictionInspirational
This is an interesting retelling of the Nativity from the points of view of Joseph and Mary, but also of the wise men ...Read Review
The Ruby in Her Navel
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Set during the brief but glittering rule of the Norman kings, this beautifully written novel opens in Palermo where Arab, Christian and Jew ...Read Review
The Mayflower Maid
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It’s always a treat to get a book from a small publishing house, and an even bigger treat if the book turns ...Read Review
Mozart’s Sister
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Nannerl Mozart, a talented musician in her own right, is used to being overshadowed by her brother, Wolfgang. Nonetheless, she struggles with envy ...Read Review
Sharpe’s Fury
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This twenty-first title in Cornwell’s Sharpe series brings the dashing, 19th-century rifleman to Spain during the Napoleonic wars. The drama begins with ...Read Review
Measuring the World
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With its lively translation, Daniel Kehlmann’s Measuring the World tells the parallel stories of two scientists who were child prodigies, Alexander von ...Read Review
A Christmas Secret
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In December 1890, Clarice Corde accompanies her husband to the village of Cottisham, where he is to stand in while the resident vicar takes ...Read Review
The Texicans
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Aurelia Ruíz, a young woman of mixed Mexican/Anglo parentage, never felt at home in San Antonio despite returning there when she ...Read Review
Another Time and Place
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In 1944, Anna Pilgrim falls in love with an American airman, Tom Blake, after a chance meeting in a café. They enjoy a brief ...Read Review
The Rising Tide
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After an introduction, which whisks the reader through the events leading up World War II and into the early years of the war, ...Read Review
