HNR Issue 91 (February 2020)
Village of Scoundrels
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Based on the true story of villagers who saved thousands of Jews during World War II, Village of Scoundrels traces the fortunes and ...Read Review
Carrying Independence (A Founding-Documents Novel)
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All Nathaniel needs to collect is six signatures. If he does, he’ll have enough money to court the woman he loves and ...Read Review
Show Me a Sign
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This middle-grade historical novel offers a unique setting with a compelling, relatable heroine who faces horrific prejudice while navigating her own biases. Set ...Read Review
Knockfane: A Novel
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This is the first novel of Homan Potterton, distinguished Irish art historian and man of letters. The story begins in the 1950s, and ...Read Review
A Fall of Shadows: A Bess Ellyott Mystery
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Bess Ellyott is a widowed herbalist in late-Elizabethan Wiltshire. As historical fiction readers will foresee, this means she’s an easy target for ...Read Review
The Gimmicks: A Novel
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In his debut novel, The Gimmicks, Chris McCormick weaves an unusual tale of three Armenians living in the long shadow of the Armenian ...Read Review
The Testament of Leofric the Black: Volume One, 1040-57
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It is 1071, and William the Bastard has taken the Isle of Elig after an 18-month siege. The betrayer is Leofric the Black, or ...Read Review
Pax
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As a postgraduate student more than three decades ago I had reason to be grateful to Dr. Harvey for his Victorian Novelists and ...Read Review
The Vinyl Underground
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In 1968 Ronald Bingham is mourning the death of his brother Bruce in Vietnam. It’s a pain that hangs with him all the ...Read Review
The Borgia Confessions
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This is Alyssa Palombo’s fourth novel and, like her first two, this one takes place in Italy. Set during the Renaissance, it ...Read Review