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Multi-Period

Red Nile:

By Robert Twigger - Published 2013

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Twigger treats us to an entertaining and idiosyncratic journey from prehistoric and ancient times right up to the Arab Spring. This is a ...Read Review

The Lincoln Myth

By Steve Berry - Published 2014

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Thriller

A rogue group of Mormons led by a U.S. Senator plan to dismember the United States – if they can find a collection ...Read Review

My Ghosts

By Mary Swan - Published 2013

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Literary Saga

It might be said that Canadian author Mary Swan’s latest novel, My Ghosts, isn’t for everyone. Readers, for example, who like ...Read Review

Sex, Gender and Social Change in Britain Since 1880

By Lesley A. Hall - Published 2013

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Nonfiction

This is a book dealing with wide-ranging and controversial themes within the scope of sex and gender issues in Britain: from sex within ...Read Review

Inceptio

By Alison Morton - Published 2013

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Alternate History

This is not an historical novel, being set entirely in the present day, but what may prove of interest to HNS readers is ...Read Review

The Witch’s Daughter

By Paula Brackston - Published 2013 Published c2009

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Historical Fantasy

‘My name is Elizabeth Anne Hawksmith and my age is three hundred and eighty-four years. If you will listen, I will tell you ...Read Review

Scapegoats

By Michael Scott - Published 2013

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Military Nonfiction

General Michael Scott of the Scotts Guards knows whereof he speaks – during his service in the Falklands War of 1982, he questioned his own ...Read Review

Castles, Customs, and Kings: True Tales by English Historical Fiction Authors

By Debra Brown (ed.) - By M. M. Bennetts (ed.) - Published 2013

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Nonfiction

Covering history from the pre-Roman period to the 20th century, this superb, and hefty, book is a compilation of intriguing and interesting essays ...Read Review

The Secret Daughter of the Tsar

By Jennifer Laam - Published 2013

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Alternate History

Laam’s book is a compelling speculative novel revolving around the doomed Romanov family. One of the more popular “wishful thinking” subjects of ...Read Review

Royal Marriage Secrets

By John Ashdown-Hill - Published 2014

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Nonfiction

John Ashdown-Hill takes on all controversial British royal marriages in this work, well organized chronologically with particular focus on key figures and exceptional ...Read Review