She has written numerous books including Eight Months on Ghazzah Street, A Place of Greater Safety, A Change of Climate, The Giant, OBrien. 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. In Bring Up the Bodies, sequel to the Man Booker Prize- winning Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel explores one of the most mystifying and frightening episodes in English history: the destruction 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. Author: Hilary Mantel Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 432 Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2012, the 2012 Costa Book of the Year and shortlisted for the. ‘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 Bring Up the Bodies (John MacRae Books) Hilary Mantel Published by Henry Holt & Company, 2012 ISBN 10: 0805090037 ISBN 13: 9780805090031 Seller: CurvedLineVintage, Stockport, United Kingdom Seller Rating: Contact seller Book First Edition Used - Hardcover Condition: Very Good £ 16.99 Convert currency £ 2.
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