Bring Up the Bodies

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Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2012With this historic win for ´Bring Up the Bodies´, Hilary Mantel becomes the first British author and the first woman to be awarded two Man Booker Prizes (her first was for ´Wolf Hall´ in 2009).By 1535 Thomas Cromwell is Chief Minister to Henry VIII, his fortunes having risen with those of Anne Boleyn, the king´s new wife. But Anne has failed to give the king an heir, and Cromwell watches as Henry falls for plain Jane Seymour. Cromwell must find a solution that will satisfy Henry, safeguard the nation and secure his own career. But neither minister nor king will emerge unscathed from the bloody theatre of Anne´s final days.An astounding literary accomplishment, ´Bring Up the Bodies´ is the story of this most terrifying moment of history, by one of our greatest living novelists. Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2012With this historic win for ´Bring Up the Bodies´, Hilary Mantel becomes the first British author and the first woman to be awarded two Man Booker Prizes (her first was for ´Wolf Hall´ in 2009).By 1535 Thomas Cromwell is Chief Minister to Henry VIII, his fortunes having risen with those of Anne Boleyn, the king´s new wife. But Anne has failed to give the king an heir, and Cromwell watches as Henry falls for plain Jane Seymour. Cromwell must find a solution that will satisfy Henry, safeguard the nation and secure his own career. But neither minister nor king will emerge unscathed from the bloody theatre of Anne´s final days.An astounding literary accomplishment, ´Bring Up the Bodies´ is the story of this most terrifying moment of history, by one of our greatest living novelists.

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