Bring Up The Bodies A Novel

Paperback, 432 pages

English language

Published Feb. 4, 2013 by Picador USA.

ISBN:
9781250024176
OCLC Number:
903214365

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5 stars (1 review)

Though he battled for years to marry her—a story told in Wolf 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. --back cover

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Bring up the Bodies

5 stars

Mantel's fictional retelling of the life of Cromwell continues, using the same conceits as the first book ("he" is always Cromwell). I assume no spoiler warnings are needed for a book describing events that took place 480 years ago: the book concerns the fall of Anne Boleyn, and Cromwell's role in making that happen. As Cromwell circles his prey and closes in, Mantel's writing is riveting and the verbal sparring is absolutely chilling. Reading it was an total pleasure.