HNR Issue 45 (August 2008)
Shadow of Colossus
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As the hetaera, or bound courtesan, of one of the most powerful men in Rhodes, Tessa has more respect and greater status than ...Read Review
A Knight’s Tale
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There is an enormous equestrian painting of a 14th century knight, John Hawkwood, in Florence’s Duomo. One wonders why an English soldier ...Read Review
The King’s Favorite: A Novel of Nell Gwyn and King Charles II
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The story of the Oxford-born barmaid turned prostitute turned orange seller turned renowned actress – and, ultimately, the mistress and closest companion to Charles ...Read Review
Stealing Athena
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In her highly anticipated follow up to Leonardo’s Swans, Karen Essex delves into the controversial heart of the origins of the Elgin ...Read Review
The Duke of Shadows
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In 1857 Delhi, survival from a shipwreck does not make a young, innocent English girl a heroine among her own people. Rather, it makes ...Read Review
Hangman’s Corner
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This debut of an historical mystery series features full-time Cockney hansom cab driver and part-time sleuth Ned Parker, plying his trade and finding ...Read Review
Ratoons
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Ratoons, (n), shoots growing from the root of a plant (esp. sugar cane) that has been cut down…. or burnt. This novel, originally ...Read Review
A Royal Pain
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Second in Bowen’s latest series featuring Lady Georgiana Rannoch, thirty-fourth in line to the English throne in 1932, this outing finds Georgiana juggling ...Read Review
Class 1902
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The effects of war on ordinary citizens are illustrated with brutal and beautiful clarity in Class 1902, a biographical novel that found instant popularity ...Read Review
Ancient Highway
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“Hurrah!” Earl Holmes jubilantly whispers this word to his dying brother in 1925, symbolizing their shared belief in victory in all circumstances, even death. ...Read Review
