HNR Issue 40 (May 2007)
The Stone Light
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Children/Young AdultHistorical Fantasy
This second volume in the Dark Reflections Trilogy begins as teenage Venetian orphan Merle, bearing the mysterious Flowing Queen—Venice’s protecting spirit—...Read Review
Four Queens: The Provençal Sisters Who Ruled Europe
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Four Queens is the fascinating story of four 13th-century sisters, all destined to become royal: Marguerite, Queen of France; Eleanor, Queen of England; ...Read Review
Donne: The Reformed Soul
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John Donne needs no introduction, yet this book reveals his life in such detail that I felt I had discovered a new man. ...Read Review
Dream of the Dragon Pool: A Daoist Quest
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“There is another Reality – not of the human realm.” Shame and anguish haunt Li Bo, the famous Tang Dynasty poet. After he is ...Read Review
The Sun Over Breda
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This is the third in the adventures of Captain Alatriste in 17th century Spain, following Captain Alatriste and Purity of Blood. In 1625, Captain ...Read Review
The True Darcy Spirit
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Cassandra Darcy is disgraced, penniless and an outcast from her family. She is determined to earn her living in Regency London by using ...Read Review
A Perfect Likeness
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Sir Sebastian Sheringham agrees to marry Bryony St Charles after seeing a miniature portrait of her and to honour an ancient agreement made ...Read Review
The Mesalliance
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St Osyth Priory, 1811: Lady Allegra Humphrey is devastated when her father, the Earl of Witherton, shoots himself. 1812: terrible news is delivered at the ...Read Review
The Truth About Lou: A (Necessary) Fiction
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In late 19th-century Germany, the passionate Louise “Lou” Salomé, writer, seeker, and friend to Nietzsche, Freud and Prague poet Rilke sought a utopian ...Read Review
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
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The story opens in Berlin during World War II and is told through the eyes of nine-year-old Bruno who lives with his parents ...Read Review