Hilary Mantel

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• Bring Up the Bodies

  Written in English

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  Booker 2012 · ★ Winner

  Bring Up the Bodies

  Bring Up the Bodies

  Hilary Mantel · 60 when first published

  Novel · Historical, Politics · Wolf Hall Trilogy, book 2

  AIAI-generated summary:England, 1535: Anne Boleyn has not given Henry VIII a son, the king is drawn to Jane Seymour, and his chief minister Thomas Cromwell must find a way to give Henry what he wants without losing his own footing.

• Wolf Hall

  Written in English

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  Booker 2009 · ★ Winner

  Wolf Hall

  Wolf Hall

  Hilary Mantel · 57 when first published

  Novel · 532 pages · Historical, Politics · Wolf Hall Trilogy, book 1

  AIAI-generated summary:In 1520s England, Henry VIII has no male heir and wants a divorce the pope will not grant, and Thomas Cromwell, a blacksmith's son in Cardinal Wolsey's service, begins his rise at court.