'Mantel knows what to select, how to make her scenes vivid, how to kindle her characters. What price will he pay for Anne's head? Bring Up the Bodies is one of The New York Times' 10 Best Books of 2012, one of Publishers Weekly's Top 10 Best Books of 2012 and one of The Washington Post's 10 Best Books of 2012 To defeat the Boleyns, Cromwell must ally with his natural enemies, the papist aristocracy. Hilary Mantel's Bring Up the Bodies follows the dramatic trial of the queen and her suitors for adultery and treason. But Anne and her powerful family will not yield without a ferocious struggle. Over three terrifying weeks, Anne is ensnared in a web of conspiracy, while the demure Jane Seymour stands waiting her turn for the poisoned wedding ring. At a word from Henry, Thomas Cromwell is ready to bring her down. When the discarded Katherine dies in exile from the court, Anne stands starkly exposed, the focus of gossip and malice.

She has failed to give him a son and her sharp intelligence and audacious will alienate his old friends and the noble families of England. Though he battled for seven years to marry her, Henry is disenchanted with Anne Boleyn. But neither minister nor king will emerge unscathed from the bloody theatre of Anne’s final days.Īn astounding literary accomplishment, Bring Up the Bodies is the story of this most terrifying moment of history, by one of our greatest living novelists.WINNER OF THE 2012 MAN BOOKER PRIZE The sequel to Wolf Hall, 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. Cromwell must find a solution that will satisfy Henry, safeguard the nation and secure his own career. But Anne has failed to give the king an heir, and Cromwell watches as Henry falls for plain Jane Seymour. With this historic win for Bring Up the Bodies, Hilary Mantel becomes the first British author and the first woman to be awarded two Man Booker Prizes.īy 1535 Thomas Cromwell is Chief Minister to Henry VIII, his fortunes having risen with those of Anne Boleyn, the king’s new wife. ‘A gripping story of tumbling fury and terror’ Independent on Sunday ‘Simply exceptional?I envy anyone who hasn’t yet read it’ Daily Mail Description Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2012 Winner of the 2012 Costa Book of the Year Shortlisted for the 2013 Women’s Prize for Fiction

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