HNR Issue 71 (February 2015)
When Daddy Came Home
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The Second World War brought with it long separation of lovers, spouses and families. The armed services survived by concentrating on discipline, camaraderie ...Read Review
The Oblate’s Confession
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In 7th-century England, the boy Winwaed is given to the local monastery by his warrior father, Ceolwulf. Winwaed, an oblate, is raised there. ...Read Review
The Tudor Bride
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The Tudor dynasty has recently enjoyed a renaissance in historical fiction. Most books focus on Henry VIII and his six wives, or his ...Read Review
Shadow of the Raven
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Set in 18th-century England, this is a historical mystery wrapped in a romance, which is most likely a familiar theme for regular readers ...Read Review
Into the Savage Country
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William Wyeth cannot get the itch to explore out of his system. “I craved the forest and woods and the vast, wild spaces.” ...Read Review
The Mill Girl
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In 1850s Warwickshire, Maryann Meadows expects to spend her working life in one of the local mills. But when the death of her ...Read Review
A Fugitive Englishman
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1860. Edwin James has an illustrious career in law. A Member of Parliament on the brink of being knighted, he is seen as having ...Read Review
A Feather for a Fan
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Hildy Bacom comes of age in frontier Tacoma, Washington, circa the late 1870s, in this novel. Her family has moved west from Pennsylvania ...Read Review
Ridley Road
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In 1962, after the death of her father, Vivien Epstein, a hairdresser, moves from her home in Manchester to London to start a new ...Read Review
I Am Sophie Tucker: A Fictional Memoir
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Sophie Tucker was certainly a force to be reckoned with. The daughter of immigrants, born in the late 19th century, Sophie grew up ...Read Review
