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The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly

The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly
  • Author(s): Sun-mi Hwang
  • Location(s): South Korea
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

This is the story of a hen named Sprout. No longer content to lay eggs on command, only to have them carted off to the market, she glimpses her future every morning through the barn doors, where the other...

The Hendersons

The Hendersons
  • Author(s): Daphne Glazer
  • Location(s): Sheffield
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): WW1

The Hendersons opens in 1914 just before the outbreak of World War I and concludes in 1919. It follows the lives of the eponymous Henderson family: William, a Sheffield barber, his wife, Lydia, and his four children, Matthew, Joe,...

The Henna Wars

The Henna Wars
  • Author(s): Adiba Jaigirdar
  • Location(s): Dublin
  • Genre(s): Young Adult
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Nishat and Flávia are rivals at school, but Nishat can’t help the secret crush burning in her heart – even though her parents disapprove of the fact she likes girls. Can she possibly find her happy ever after? A...

The Herbalist

The Herbalist
  • Author(s): Niamh Boyce
  • Location(s): Ireland
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1930s

The Herbalist is the electrifying first novel from Niamh Boyce, winner of the 2012 Hennesssy XO Award for New Irish Writing. it is a devastating and emotional story of yearning and obsession in 1930s rural Ireland. Out of nowhere the...

The Herd

The Herd
  • Author(s): Andrea Bartz
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Why did the founder of a glamorous coworking space for women disappear? Her best friends will risk everything to uncover the truth. The name of the elite women-only coworking space stretches across the wall behind the check-in desk: THE...

The Herdsman of Wolves

The Herdsman of Wolves
  • Author(s): Tamuna Tsertsvadze
  • Location(s): Georgia (Asia)
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): Modern

This is a story about a human who became a part of wolves. Did you ever wonder whether it was possible to tame wolves? To understand them? You will find an answer in this tale. Love and adventures are...

The Heretic

The Heretic
  • Author(s): Liam McIlvanney
  • Location(s): Glasgow
  • Genre(s): Crime, Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): 1970s

Glasgow 1975 A deadly fire An arson attack on a Glasgow warehouse causes the deaths of a young mother and child. Police suspect it’s the latest act in a brutal gang warfare that’s tearing the city apart – one...

The Heretic Queen

The Heretic Queen
  • Author(s): Michelle Moran
  • Location(s): Egypt
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): Egyptian

When Nefertari’s entire family is killed in a fire, she’s left to grow up alone, a spare princess in the palace of the new Pharaoh. Her young life is overshadowed by the past – the name of her infamous...

The Heretic’s Daughter

The Heretic’s Daughter
  • Author(s): Kathleen Kent
  • Location(s): Salem
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): Turn 17th Century

Martha Carrier was hanged on August 19th 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts, unyielding in her refusal to admit to being a witch, going to her death rather than joining the ranks of men and women who confessed and were thereby...

The Heretic’s Daughter

The Heretic’s Daughter
  • Author(s): Michael Lynes
  • Location(s): Andalusia (Andalucía), Granada, Seville
  • Genre(s): Crime, Historical
  • Era(s): 15th century

‘Gripping and twisty. Everything a historical thriller should be’ Awais Khan, author of ‘No Honour’ As the Inquisition’s grip tightens Isaac and Isabel must choose between family and faith. Will they survive the consequences? Isaac seeks revenge on Torquemada...

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