HNR Issue 62 (November 2012)
Beautiful Ruins
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Beautiful Ruins begins in 1962 in Porto Vergogna, a nearly deserted village along the Italian coastline. Pasquale Tursi is trying to build up the ...Read Review
Yesterday’s Dead
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Between 1918 and 1919, the Spanish flu killed up to 100 million people. The flu first rose near Boston, and as it raged through the city, ...Read Review
Debutantes
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1923, England. World War I is over and the country is partying. London is fizzing with new music, new fashions and new ideas – but ...Read Review
Kizzy Ann Stamps
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It’s July 1st, 1963, and 12-year-old Kizzy Ann Stamps is a black girl preparing to enter a newly integrated school in Virginia. Through ...Read Review
Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
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If you think you know all about Thomas Jefferson, read Jon Meacham’s brilliant 2012 biography, Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power. Mr. Meacham ...Read Review
Beguiling the Beauty
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Venetia is a London widow who, rumors say, caused her first husband’s death and married her second, an older man since deceased, ...Read Review
Flood Warning
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Tom is a third grader who loves to pretend he is the Lone Ranger. When the Fraser River floods, Tom must help his ...Read Review
Love in Disguise
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Carol Cox has once again crafted a delightful story with elements of adventure, romance, and humor. In Chicago, 1881, Ellie Moore is down on ...Read Review
The Werewolf of Paris
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Werewolves are enjoying a fine romp across current literature and cinema. Though the filming techniques were cheesy, watching Lon Chaney transform from wolf ...Read Review
The Receptionist
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During the Fifties, Janet Groth came from the Midwest to the “Big City” of New York straight out of college. She landed a ...Read Review