Bring Up the Bodies - Couverture rigide

Mantel, Hilary

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0007315090 ISBN 13 : 9780007315093

Editeur : Fourth Estate Ltd, 2012

Synopsis

Bring up the Bodies

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

By 1535 Thomas Cromwell, the blacksmith’s son, is far from his humble origins. Chief Minister to Henry VIII, his fortunes have risen with those of Anne Boleyn, Henry’s second wife, for whose sake Henry has broken with Rome and created his own church. But Henry’s actions have forced England into dangerous isolation, and Anne has failed to do what she promised: bear a son to secure the Tudor line. When Henry visits Wolf Hall, Cromwell watches as Henry falls in love with the silent, plain Jane Seymour. The minister sees what is at stake: not just the king’s pleasure, but the safety of the nation. As he eases a way through the sexual politics of the court, and its miasma of gossip, he must negotiate a “truth” that will satisfy Henry and secure his own career. But neither minister nor king will emerge undamaged from the bloody theatre of Anne’s final days.

In Bring Up the Bodies, sequel to the Man Booker Prize– winning Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel explores one of the most mystifying and frightening episodes in English history: the destruction of Anne Boleyn.

Revue de presse :

'Picks up the body parts where Wolf Hall left off... literary invention does not fail her: she's as deft and verbally adroit as ever' --Margaret Atwood, Guardian

'... a magnificent encore from first page to last' --Mail on Sunday

'This is a great novel of dark and dirty passions, public and private. It is also an exploration of what still shocks us... A truly great story, it rolls on.' --James Naughtie, FT

'... a magnificent encore from first page to last' --Mail on Sunday

'This is a great novel of dark and dirty passions, public and private. It is also an exploration of what still shocks us... A truly great story, it rolls on.' --James Naughtie, FT

'... a magnificent encore from first page to last' --Mail on Sunday

'This is a great novel of dark and dirty passions, public and private. It is also an exploration of what still shocks us... A truly great story, it rolls on.' --James Naughtie, FT

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Fourth Estate Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0007315090
• ISBN 13: 9780007315093
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 432