EAN: 9781250039866

BRING UP THE BODIES - HILARY MANTEL TASCHENBUCH

WINNER OF THE 2012 MAN BOOKER PRIZE The sequel to Wolf Hall  Hilary Mantel's 2009 Man Booker
Prize winner and New York Times bestseller  Bring Up the Bodies delves into the heart of Tudor
history with the downfall of Anne Boleyn. Though he battled for seven years to marry her  Henry
is disenchanted with Anne Boleyn. She has failed to give him a son and her sharp intelligence
and audacious will alienate his old friends and the noble families of England. When the
discarded Katherine dies in exile from the court  Anne stands starkly exposed  the focus of
gossip and malice. At a word from Henry  Thomas Cromwell is ready to bring her down. Over three
terrifying weeks  Anne is ensnared in a web of conspiracy  while the demure Jane Seymour stands
waiting her turn for the poisoned wedding ring. But Anne and her powerful family will not yield
without a ferocious struggle. Hilary Mantel's Bring Up the Bodies follows the dramatic trial of
the queen and her suitors for adultery and treason. To defeat the Boleyns  Cromwell must ally
with his natural enemies  the papist aristocracy. What price will he pay for Anne's head? Bring
Up the Bodies is one of The New York Times' 10 Best Books of 2012  one of Publishers Weekly's
Top 10 Best Books of 2012 and one of The Washington Post's 10 Best Books of 2012

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