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Bring Up The Bodies

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Product Number: MPCD26
Released: 01 Apr, 2013
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ISBN: #9781471237928
Narrator(s): Simon Vance
Publisher: W F Howes
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Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2012 Bring Up The Bodies chronicles the downfall of Anne Boleyn through the eyes of Thomas Cromwell, chief minister to Henry VIII. Sir Peter Stothard, chairman of the judges, hailed Mantel as 'the greatest English prose writer of modern times'. By 1535 Thomas Cromwell, the blacksmith's son, is far from his humble origins. Chief Minister to Henry VIII, his fortunes have risen with those of Anne Boleyn, Henry's second wife, for whose sake Henry has broken with Rome and created his own church. But Henry's actions have forced England into dangerous isolation, and Anne has failed to do what she promised: bear a son to secure the Tudor line. In Bring up the Bodies Hilary Mantel explores one of the most mystifying and frightening episodes in English history: the destruction of Anne Boleyn. This new novel is an audacious vision of Tudor England that sheds its light on the modern world.

Author(s): Hilary Mantel
Series: The Wolf Hall Trilogy Series No:2
Awards:Winner of the Man Booker 2012; Winner of the Costa Book of the Year Award 2012; Shortlisted for the Bailey's Women Prize for Fiction 2013; Shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize 2013
Original Publish Date: 01 Apr, 2013

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Professional reviews

"Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2012. Bring Up The Bodies chronicles the downfall of Anne Boleyn through the eyes of Thomas Cromwell, chief minister to Henry VIII. ‘Picks up the body parts where Wolf Hall left off… literary invention does not fail her: she's as deft and verbally adroit as ever’ Margaret Atwood, Guardian ‘… a magnificent encore from first page to last’ Mail on Sunday ‘An outstandingly good read… Fans of Wolf Hall will relish this book, but Bring up the Bodies also stands alone’ The Economist ‘This is a great novel of dark and dirty passions, public and private. It is also an exploration of what still shocks us… A truly great story, it rolls on.’ James Naughtie, FT"

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