"What can I say about this trilogy? It is the reason you are looking at this display of Tudor literature. It has revolutionized the genre of historical fiction. Although I must admit up front that I am not always in complete agreement with Mantel's assessments of particular historical individuals, her prose, by turns opaque and crystalline, is always magnificent and a delight to read. The author has done for Henry VIII's much-feared minister and enforcer, Thomas Cromwell, what Lin-Manuel Miranda has done for Alexander Hamilton — made him a star of popular culture."
Publisher Picador
Publication Date 2013-05-07
Section New Titles - Paperback / Fiction / All Staff Suggestions / Fiction Suggestions / Alan H.
Format Paperback
ISBN 9781250024176
WINNER OF THE 2012 MAN BOOKER PRIZE
WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK AWARD
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE
Named One of the 10 Best Books of the Year by
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Named a Best Book of the Year by
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The sequel to Hilary Mantel's 2009 Man Booker Prize winner and New York Times bestseller, Bring Up the Bodies delves into the heart of Tudor history with the downfall of Anne Boleyn.
Though he battled for years to marry her—a story told in Wolf Hall—Henry is now disenchanted with Anne Boleyn. She has failed to give him a son, and her sharp intelligence alienates his old friends and the noble families of England. At a word from Henry, Thomas Cromwell is ready to bring her down. Over a few terrifying weeks, Cromwell ensnares her in a web of conspiracy, while the demure Jane Seymour waits her turn for the poisoned wedding ring. But Anne and her powerful family will not yield without a ferocious struggle, and to defeat the Boleyns, Cromwell must now ally himself with his enemies. What price will he pay for Anne’s head?
Hailed around the world as a stunning literary achievement, Bring Up the Bodies evokes this frightening episode of English history as no book has before.
