Wolf Hall : a novel
by Mantel, Hilary, 1952-
Print Book 2010 |
Available at 10 Libraries 10 of 14 copies |
Summary
WINNER OF THE 2009 MAN BOOKER PRIZE
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR FICTION
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the king dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years and marry Anne Boleyn. The pope and most of Europe opposes him. Into this impasse steps Thomas Cromwell: a wholly original man, a charmer and a bully, both idealist and opportunist, astute in reading people, and implacable in his ambition. But Henry is volatile: one day tender, one day murderous. Cromwell helps him break the opposition, but what will be the price of his triumph?
In inimitable style, Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall is "a darkly brilliant reimagining of life under Henry VIII. . . . Magnificent." ( The Boston Globe ).
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Additional Information
Series |
Wolf Hall trilogy #1 - Wolf hall #2 - Bring up the bodies #3 - The Mirror and the light |
Subjects |
Cromwell, Thomas,
-- Earl of Essex,
-- 1485?-1540
-- Fiction.
Great Britain -- History -- Henry VIII, 1509-1547 -- Fiction. Historical fiction. |
Publisher | New York :Picador,2010 |
Edition | 1st Picador ed. |
Language |
English |
Notes |
"A John Macrae book." |
Description |
xxiii, 604 pages : genealogical table ; 21 cm |
ISBN | 9780312429980 0312429983 9781250077585 |
Other | Classic View |