HNR Issue 45 (August 2008)

Mittee

By Daphne Rook - Published 2008

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Mittee was first published in 1951. The story is set in the Transvaal in the late 18th century. The new edition includes an afterword ...Read Review

My Lord and Spymaster

By Joanna Bourne - Published 2008

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Romance

In her quest to expose the spy known as Cinq and secure her father’s release from prison, Jessamyn Whitby relies on the ...Read Review

Secrets of Surrender

By Madeline Hunter - Published 2008

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Romance

Having just surrendered her virginity to Lord Norbury whom she thought intended marriage, Lady Roselyn Longworth was devastated to learn he thought of ...Read Review

The Southerner

By Walter Hines Page - Published 2008Published c1909

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Literary

An insightful new introduction by Scott Romine places this Southern classic in its cultural context and examines the literary reception it has received ...Read Review

The Reserve

By Russell Banks - Published 2008 (UK)Published 2008 (US)

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Literary

Set in America in 1936 against the background of the Depression and the growth of Fascism in Europe, in Spain and Germany, this is ...Read Review

Abbeville

By Jack Fuller - Published 2008

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When the dot-com bubble bursts at the end of the 20th century, George Bailey reassesses his life. He worries that his family is ...Read Review

High Marks for Murder

By Rebecca Kent - Published 2008

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Mystery/Crime

It’s 1905, and Meredith Llewellyn is the headmistress at Bellehaven, a finishing school for young ladies in the English Cotswolds. Meredith came to ...Read Review

Captain Conan

By Roger Vercel - Published 2008

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Military

The Great War is over and young French Captain Conan, a fearless killer loyal only to his own men, is redeployed to Bucharest ...Read Review

Pax Dakota

By Ken Rand - Published 2008

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Historical FantasyWestern

This is a fantasy novel involving an Indian spirit named Old Enemy, released accidentally from his medicine bundle prison while on its journey ...Read Review

A Rose for the Anzac Boys

By Jackie French - Published 2008

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Children/Young Adult

It is the year 1915. Margery (Midge) Macpherson is a 17-year-old New Zealand girl attending boarding school in England while her two brothers serve ...Read Review