HNR Issue 52 (May 2010)
Knight of Pleasure
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Noblewomen of the early 1400s are accustomed to being political pawns in dynastic struggles. Isobel’s father wed her as a child to ...Read Review
The Secret of the Glass
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In the early 17th century, the art of glassblowing is highly respected by the Venetian government, and some of its practitioners are extremely ...Read Review
Till the Day Go Down
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The border country between England and Scotland is a lawless and dangerous place in the mid-16th century, so when Harry Wharton, travelling ...Read Review
Daughters of the Witching Hill
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Inspired by the 1612 Pendle witch trials in Lancashire, England, Sharratt tells a dramatic story of love and treachery. Told from the viewpoint of ...Read Review
Secrets of the Tudor Court
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This is another Tudor novel, this time seen from the perspective of Mary Howard, cousin and lady-in-waiting to Anne Boleyn, and (briefly) wife ...Read Review
Baroque
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Inspired by real events and people in early 17th-century Rome, this novel follows the exploits of young painter Mario Minitti, temptress Fillide Meladrone, ...Read Review
The Sonnets
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In 1592, young playwright William Shakespeare was forced on hiatus out of London due to threats of the plague. Returning to the patronage of ...Read Review
Savage Lands
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Louisiana in the early years of the 18th century; this is a novel about the French settlers who attempted to carve out their ...Read Review
The Creation of Eve
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The Creation of Eve is Cullen’s first foray into adult fiction, and it is quite a promising beginning. The story starts in ...Read Review
The Admiral’s Game
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This is the fifth in the series of novels about John Pearce, a naval officer by default rather than proper entitlement. As in ...Read Review