HNR Issue 91 (February 2020)
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
This Light Between Us: A Novel of World War II
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In 1935, Alex Maki’s teacher assigns him a pen pal, a French Jew named Charlie Levy. Trouble is, Charlie is a girl! Despite ...Read Review
My Life is Like a Fairy Tale
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By 1945, Dutch bit-part actress and dancer Sonja Heda is finding it increasingly difficult to find roles. Not only are fewer films being made ...Read Review
Under the Freedom Tree
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In 1861, three men escaped slavery by rowing across a body of water and being received and protected by the Northern army. Soon more ...Read Review
Cilka’s Journey
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Cilka Klein was a real woman who endured not only Auschwitz but also the Russian gulag: two of the most brutal places of ...Read Review
A Thread So Fine
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St. Paul, Minnesota, 1946. Shannon and Eliza are about to start their first year of college. But when tragedy strikes each girl, their bond ...Read Review
The Earl Takes a Fancy: A Sins for All Seasons Novel
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Although she was born out of wedlock and raised among the working class, Fancy Trewlove’s family wants her to marry into the ...Read Review
The Honourable Life of Thomas Chayne
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Thomas Chayne is the eponymous narrator of this story, set in England in the troublesome first half of the 17th century. He is ...Read Review
Lady of Perdition (A Benjamin January Mystery)
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In 1840, Benjamin January, a freed black man, leaves the safety of his New Orleans home for the perils of the “Slaveholder’s Republic” ...Read Review
The Yellow Bird Sings: A Novel
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A mother’s unconditional love and fierce desire to protect her child is at the heart of this tragic and beautiful novel set ...Read Review