HNR Issue 66 (November 2013)
The Road from Gap Creek
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Robert Morgan’s masterpiece, Gap Creek, came out in 1999 and was an Oprah pick. This new novel continues the story of the Richards ...Read Review
The Sisters Weiss
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The dichotomy between filial and religious duty and the desire for independence, freedom and self-expression may be a familiar theme, but Naomi Ragen’...Read Review
Louise’s Dilemma
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This is the third in a series featuring Louise Pearlie, a young widow who works at the OSS in 1940s Washington, DC. Louise, ...Read Review
Lord of Darkness
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I read quite a bit of science fiction in the 1960-80s, and fondly remember Robert Silverberg’s captivating short stories, novels, and ...Read Review
The Ruin
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In the 5th century AD, the Romans pulled out of Britain, and the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes moved in. The Scots also increased ...Read Review
The Summer Queen
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Elizabeth Chadwick writing Eleanor of Aquitaine is an enticing prospect. In earlier Chadwick books, Eleanor has been the subject of vignettes. This is ...Read Review
Royal Inheritance
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Royal Inheritance, the latest novel in Kate Emerson’s Tudor Court series, tells the story of Audrey Malte. Although raised to believe that ...Read Review
Marbeck and the King in Waiting
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As Queen Elizabeth lies dying in England in 1603, the plots for a favored successor begin. The Queen’s Master Secretary, Sir Robert Cecil, ...Read Review
Bellman and Black: A Ghost Story
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The subtitle sets this up to be a discomforting read, and indeed, it is, but it is also completely engrossing. As a boy, ...Read Review
Kabuki Boy
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If the power of the historical novel is to carry the reader into the middle of an unknown world, Kabuki Boy is a ...Read Review
