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Hilary Mantel

Wolf Hall

Wolf Hall

A historical novel chronicling the rise of Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII by Hilary Mantel

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  • Francesca McConchie
    Francesca McConchieFirst to rec

    “I remember wondering how anyone could achieve this as I read it”

  • Eamon McLoughlin
    Eamon McLoughlin

    “A fascinating and heartbreaking account of Thomas Cromwell’s rise and fall in the court of King Henry Viii. These books effortlessly place you in Tudor times yet never feel anything but real. This three-book series (Bring up the Bodies, The Mirror and the Light) is an absolute masterpiece.”

    3
  • Zoë
    Zoë

    “A surreal-feeling close third person narrator”

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