Bring Up the Bodies
Booker Prize · 2012 · WinnerCosta Book of the Year · 2012 · Winner
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Booker Prize | 2012 | Winner |
| Costa Book of the Year | 2012 | Winner |
About This Book
The second volume of Hilary Mantel's Thomas Cromwell trilogy, following Cromwell as he engineers the downfall of Anne Boleyn so that Henry VIII can marry Jane Seymour. A masterwork of historical fiction, charting the ruthless use of power in Tudor England with extraordinary psychological insight and stylistic precision.
About the Author
Hilary Mantel was born on July 6, 1952, in Glossop, Derbyshire, England, and died on September 22, 2022. She studied law at Sheffield University and the London School of Economics before turning to fiction. Her first novel Every Day Is Mother's Day was published in 1985. Read more →
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