HNR Issue 40 (May 2007)

The Moments Lost

By Bruce Olds - Published 2007

Genres:

Saga

Olds (Bucking the Tiger, Raising Holy Hell), turns his stylish prose toward turbulent American Progressive Era history in The Moments Lost. He traces ...Read Review

Somewhere in Germany

By Stefanie Zweig - Published 2006

Genres:

Saga

This is the sequel to Nowhere in Africa, which told the story of the Redlich’s family’s flight from Nazi Germany to ...Read Review

Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam

By Cynthia Kadohata - Published 2007

Genres:

AdventureChildren/Young AdultMilitary

Cracker, a failed show dog, can no longer live with the family of her eleven-year-old master, Willie. Desperate to keep her alive, Willie ...Read Review

Montmorency and the Assassins

By Eleanor Updale - Published 2005Published 2006

Genres:

Children/Young AdultMystery/Crime

1898, Italy. In this, the third of Montmorency’s adventures, Montmorency, the thief turned detective, and his friend Lord George Fox-Selwyn are on the ...Read Review

The Death of Glory

By Robin Neillands - Published 2006

Genres:

Nonfiction

1915 was a tough year for the British in France. The battles fought by the British army were either disasters or inconclusive; but the ...Read Review

John’s Story: The Last Eyewitness (Book One of the Jesus Chronicles)

By Jerry B. Jenkins - By Tim LaHaye - Published 2007

Genres:

Inspirational

This latest novel from the authors of the “Left Behind” series floats an interesting premise: a novel about the writing of a book. ...Read Review

Sister Teresa

By Barbara Mujica - Published 2007

Genres:

Biographical Fiction

Sister Teresa is the compelling story of a young woman of renowned beauty who became the beloved patron saint of Spain, St. Teresa ...Read Review

A Family of Strangers

By Sanchona - Published 2006

Genres:

Adventure

Young servant Kate O’Neal is transported to Botany Bay from England in 1793 after injuring her wealthy rapist. To survive the dangerous crossing ...Read Review

A Wicked Gentleman

By Jane Feather - Published 2007

Genres:

Romance

This is the first book in Feather’s new Cavendish Square trilogy, which features three friends who come to London to escape the ...Read Review

Woman of Ill Fame

By Erika Mailman - Published 2007

Genres:

Mystery/CrimeWestern

Nora Simms, a prostitute, sails to San Francisco in 1849, hoping to do well for herself during the gold rush. Nora mostly enjoys her ...Read Review