Bring Up the Bodies

No cover — Hilary Mantel: Bring Up the Bodies (Paperback, 2015, Fourth Estate)

Paperback, 432 pages

English language

Published Feb. 3, 2015 by Fourth Estate.

ISBN:: 978-0-00-812643-8
OCLC Number:: 1028497649

(1 review)

Bring Up the Bodies unlocks the darly glittering court of Henry VII, where Thomas Cromwell is now chief minister. With Henry captivated by plain Jane Seymour and rumours of Anne Boleyn's faithlessness whispered by all, Cromwell knows what he must do to secure his position. But the bloody theatre of the queen's final days will elave no one unscathed... --back cover

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Aaron reviewed Bring up the bodies by Hilary Mantel

Bring up the Bodies

5 stars

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.