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Bring Up the Bodies - Hilary Mantel
Bring Up the Bodies
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The sequel to Hilary Mantel's 2009 Man Booker Prize winner and New York Times bestseller, Wolf Hall delves into the heart of Tudor history with the downfall of Anne Boleyn Though he battled for seven years to marry her, Henry is disenchanted with Anne Boleyn. She has failed to give him a son and... show more
The sequel to Hilary Mantel's 2009 Man Booker Prize winner and New York Times bestseller, Wolf Hall delves into the heart of Tudor history with the downfall of Anne Boleyn Though he battled for seven years to marry her, Henry is disenchanted with Anne Boleyn. 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. When the discarded Katherine dies in exile from the court, Anne stands starkly exposed, the focus of gossip and malice. At a word from Henry, Thomas Cromwell is ready to bring her down. 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. But Anne and her powerful family will not yield without a ferocious struggle. Hilary Mantel's Bring Up the Bodies follows the dramatic trial of the queen and her suitors for adultery and treason. To defeat the Boleyns, Cromwell must ally with his natural enemies, the papist aristocracy. What price will he pay for Anne's head?
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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9780805090031 (0805090037)
ASIN: 805090037
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc.
Pages no: 407
Edition language: English
Series: Thomas Cromwell Trilogy (#2)
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Abandoned by user
Abandoned by user rated it
4.5 Wow - that ending
I finally finished my 4th of July rolls, and will be rolling again this morning, but I have to set down a few thoughts about this book. I'm not sure that I liked it quite as much as Wolf Hall, at least for the first 3/4, but holy cow, the last 75 pages or so was just amazing. Even though I know ho...
Kaethe
Kaethe rated it
5.0 Bring Up the Bodies - Hilary Mantel
It's not the future dystopia of The Hunger Games, but it's not far off. Henry VIII requires an heir, and he must be rid of Ann Boleyn, and this is where it all starts going horribly wrong. Because the reader already knows how the story turns out there is a constant and oppressive suspense as one rea...
Carpe Librum
Carpe Librum rated it
5.0 Bring Up the Bodies (audio) by Hilary Mantel
As with Wolf Hall, I feel like I had a deeper experience listening to this book and immersing myself in the thoughts of Thomas Cromwell. I am still part of what seems to be the minority that enjoyed Wolf Hall more, but Bring Up the Bodies still stands high above most modern literature. The second in...
Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it
4.0 Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell trilogy #2) by Hilary Mantel
bookshelves: spring-2015, published-2012, tudor, series, tbr-busting-2015, e-book, booker-winner, costa-whitbread-winner, britain-england, summer-2015 Read from November 18, 2013 to June 03, 2015 Description: Though he battled for seven years to marry her, Henry is disenchanted with Anne Boleyn...
Val's BookBlog
Val's BookBlog rated it
5.0 Tudor England was no fairy tale.
I hate it when I have to say goodbye. Last night I finished Hilary Mantel’s Bring Up the Bodies, sequel to Wolf Hall. I became so enthralled with these books that towards the end I started to read slowly. As a Catholic by background, I have been interested in the Reformation for years. I alway...
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