Bring Up the Bodies: The Conclusion to PBS Masterpiece's Wolf Hall: A Novel

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Hilary Mantel: Bring Up the Bodies: The Conclusion to PBS Masterpiece's Wolf Hall: A Novel (Paperback, 2015, Picador)

paperback, 432 pages

Langue : English

Publié 10 juillet 2015 par Picador.

ISBN :
978-1-250-07760-8
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Numéro OCLC :
897776056

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5 étoiles (1 critique)

Winners of the Man Booker Prize and hugely successful stage plays in London's West End and on Broadway, Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies bring history to life for a whole new audience having now been adapted into a six-part television series by the BBC and PBS Masterpiece.

Bring Up the Bodies unlocks the darkly glittering court of Henry VIII, where Thomas Cromwell is now chief minister. Henry is disenchanted with Anne Boleyn and has fixed his eye on the demure Jane Seymour. Anne has failed to give England an heir and rumors of her infidelity creep through the court. Over a few terrifying weeks, to dislodge her from her throne, Cromwell ensnares Anne in a web of conspiracy—acting to save his life, serve his king and secure his position. But from the bloody theater of the queen's final days, no one will emerge unscathed. --back cover

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Bring up the Bodies

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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.