That misstep will happen, but not in this book. The inventiveness of Mantel’s language is the chief draw here; the plot, as such, will engage only the most determined of Tudor enthusiasts. Pub Date: May 22nd, ISBN: Page count: pp. Published in , Bring Up The Bodies is a historical fiction novel by Hilary Mantel. The second book in Mantel's Thomas Cromwell trilogy, it's based on the true events of Henry the VIII, King of England, as he tries to divorce his wife, Anne Boleyn (which was illegal at the time), in order to marry Jane Seymour. Hilary Mantel is the two-time winner of the Man Booker Prize for her best-selling novels, Wolf Hall, and its sequel, Bring Up the Bodies. The final novel of the Wolf Hall Trilogy, The Mirror the Light, debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list and won critical acclaim around the globe. Mantel is the author of over a dozen books /5.
In Bring Up the Bodies, Hilary Mantel explores one of the most mystifying and frightening episodes in English history: the destruction of Anne Boleyn. 5 out of 5 stars; As good as the Wolf Hall By Elain on. Hilary Mantel belongs to the same generation, roughly, as her compatriots Martin Amis, Julian Barnes and Ian McEwan, and is every bit their equal. "Bring Up the Bodies," a sequel to. "Bring up the Bodies" is an historical novel by Hilary Mantel, and is the recipient of the Man Booker Prize. The novel follows the character of Thomas Cromwell through King Henry VIII's marriage to Anne Boleyn, and later Jane Seymour.
She relies on the same talent for intricacy in Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies. There are a lot of people lurking around in Henry's court, all of them on the make or trying to sidestep the axe. That misstep will happen, but not in this book. The inventiveness of Mantel’s language is the chief draw here; the plot, as such, will engage only the most determined of Tudor enthusiasts. Pub Date: May 22nd, ISBN: Page count: pp. Bring Up the Bodies is an historical novel by Hilary Mantel; sequel to the award-winning Wolf Hall; and part of a trilogy charting the rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell, the powerful minister in the court of King Henry VIII. It won the Man Booker Prize and the Costa Book of the Year.
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