HNR Issue 95 (February 2021)

Our Darkest Night: A Novel of Italy and the Second World War

By Jennifer Robson - Published 2021

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In October 1942 in Venice, 23-year-old Antonina (Nina) tends to her invalid mother. Later, Nina observes a Catholic priest visiting her Jewish physician father ...Read Review

His Castilian Hawk

By Anna Belfrage - Published 2020

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Romance

As a reward for loyal service, Robert FitzStephan is knighted by King Edward I and given the hand of an heiress in marriage. ...Read Review

The Brothers of Auschwitz

By Malka Adler - By Noel Canin (trans.) - Published 2020

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Literary

The Brothers of Auschwitz recounts the story of two brothers from Hungary, Dov and Yitzhak, who survive the concentration camps and death marches ...Read Review

Fire Queen

By Joanna Courtney - Published 2020

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There is nothing better than that feeling, sustained from the first page to the last, that you’ve stumbled upon a new favourite ...Read Review

The Dark Heart of Florence (Lady Emily Mysteries, 15)

By Tasha Alexander - Published 2021

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Mystery/Crime

The latest installment in the Lady Emily series finds the clever and curious titular character in Florence, investigating a string of burglaries and ...Read Review

Iron Will: Brunel’s Battle to Become the Greatest Engineer of the Victorian Age

By Toby Strauss - Published 2020

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Biographical Fiction

Isambard Kingdom Brunel is a name which conjures up the Clifton Suspension Bridge, the Great Western Railway and its London terminus, Paddington Station, ...Read Review

The Time Traveller’s Guide to Regency Britain

By Ian Mortimer - Published 2020

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Nonfiction

This amazingly detailed book introduces the reader to Regency Britain in an accessible and intriguing way; they can glimpse life through the eyes ...Read Review

The Steel Beneath the Silk (Emma of Normandy Trilogy)

By Patricia Bracewell - Published 2021

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Biographical Fiction

In this glorious conclusion to Bracewell’s Emma of Normandy trilogy, Emma becomes an even greater, wiser, savvier queen than ever she was ...Read Review

Always a Princess

By Clyve Rose - Published 2020

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Romance

1814: Captain Wil Clifton leaves a night of gambling in London for a duel on the outskirts of his family estate. Rather than the ...Read Review

Mercy’s Refuge

By Rita M Gerlach - Published 2020

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Inspirational Romance

Twenty-one years old, Mercy McCrea is living a hardscrabble life with her aged grandparents in 1620 England. She supports her tiny family by employing ...Read Review