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| Original Title: | Wolf Hall |
| ISBN: | 0312429983 (ISBN13: 9780312429980) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Thomas Cromwell Trilogy #1 |
| Characters: | Anne Boleyn, Thomas More, Catherine of Aragon, Jane Seymour, Mary Boleyn, Thomas Howard, Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, Thomas Wyatt, Hans Holbein the Younger, Francis I of France, Thomas Cromwell, Thomas Cranmer, Walter Cromwell, Morgan Williams, Elizabeth Wykys, Henry Wykys, Johane Williamson, John Williamson, Alice Wellyfed, Bet Cromwell, Rafe Sadler, Thomas Avery, Helen Barre, Dick Purser, Thomas Wolsey, George Cavendish, Stephen Gardiner, Katherine Cromwell, Thomas Boleyn, Henry VIII of England, George Boleyn, Jane Boleyn, Richard Riche, Mary I of England |
| Setting: | Putney,1500(United Kingdom) Dover, Kent, England,1500(United Kingdom) London, England …more England …less |
| Literary Awards: | Booker Prize (2009), Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction Shortlist (2010), James Tait Black Memorial Prize Nominee for Fiction (2009), Costa Book Award Nominee for Novel (2009), Magnesia Litera Nominee for Translation (Litera za překladovou knihu) (2011) Audie Award for Literary Fiction (2010), National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction (2009), Walter Scott Prize (2010), Golden Man Booker Prize Nominee (2018), The Rooster -- The Morning News Tournament of Books (2010) |
Hilary Mantel
Paperback | Pages: 604 pages Rating: 3.87 | 147676 Users | 14303 Reviews
List Appertaining To Books Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell Trilogy #1)
| Title | : | Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell Trilogy #1) |
| Author | : | Hilary Mantel |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 604 pages |
| Published | : | August 31st 2010 by Picador USA (first published April 30th 2009) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction |
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England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the king dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years and marry Anne Boleyn. The pope and most of Europe opposes him. Into this impasse steps Thomas Cromwell: a wholly original man, a charmer and a bully, both idealist and opportunist, astute in reading people, and implacable in his ambition. But Henry is volatile: one day tender, one day murderous. Cromwell helps him break the opposition, but what will be the price of his triumph?Rating Appertaining To Books Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell Trilogy #1)
Ratings: 3.87 From 147676 Users | 14303 ReviewsArticle Appertaining To Books Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell Trilogy #1)
Hard to read and yet hard to put down. A successful marriage of elegant, sophisticated (although, at times, incredibly dense) writing and salacious historical details. I admit my brain skimmed over most of the religious stuff, but the old timey goss kept me glued to this story throughout. Love the show too.He thinks, I remember you, Thomas More, but you didn't remember me. You never even saw me coming. My third reading (actually this time I listened to the wonderful audiobook) and finally this has turned into a 5-star book for me. Perhaps because this time I really got behind Cromwell's voice (surely that 'he' that so many complain about is representing Cromwell's inner voice, not a 3rd person narrator talking of Cromwell?) and was ready to pick up on all the subtle hints that this depicts one of
One of the most interesting things about history is thinking about perspective. Very few people lived their lives with an intention of being known as a villain of history. Yet I think all of us fall into the trap of thinking of the past in moralistic terms sometimes. This is a function of generations of storytelling and cultural indoctrination. There are facts that we don't ever necessarily learn, or at least can remember learning, that we don't pause to consider.My favorite thing about Wolf
Have you ever been with a group of people when someone tells a joke and the rest of the group thinks it's hilarious but you just don't get it? Wolf Hall was that way for me. So many people think it's brilliant while I couldn't maintain enough interest to finish it.I love historical fiction, especially from this time period, so I expected to really like this one. I thought that telling the story of Henry VIII from the viewpoint of Cromwell was an interesting twist and I looked forward to learning
Everyone knows about the Tudors. Even people not particularly interested in history know the bare bones of the story, and people world-wide all seem to have heard about Henry VIII. I suspect it is one of the most popular periods to study in English history with its cast of colourful characters, intrigues, passions, extremes, extravagances, important political and religious changes and mind-blowingly violent events. Why then was Wolf Hall such a slog to get through?For a start Hilary Mantel
What a marvelous review. Cromwell sounds like a complex and fascinating character. I have been wanting to read her books for a while.
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