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Wolf hall: Thomas cromwell trilogy, book 1.

WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDEN MAN BOOKER PRIZE England, the 1520s. Henry VIII is on the throne, but has no heir. Cardinal Wolsey is his chief advisor, charged with securing the divorce the pope refuses to grant. Into this atmosphere of distrust and need comes Thomas Cromwell, first as Wolsey's clerk, and later his successor. Cromwell is a wholly original man: the son of a brutal blacksmith, a political genius, a briber, a charmer, a bully, a man with a delicate and deadly expertise in manipulating people and events. Ruthless in pursuit of his own interests, he is as ambitious in his wider politics as he is for himself. His reforming agenda is carried out in the grip of a self-interested parliament and a king who fluctuates between romantic passions and murderous rages. From one of our finest living writers, Wolf Hall is that very rare thing: a truly great English novel, one that explores the intersection of individual psychology and wider politics. With a vast array of characters, and richly overflowing with incident, it peels back history to show us Tudor England as a half-made society, moulding itself with great passion, suffering and courage. "Our most brilliant English writer." GUARDIAN

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ISBN 9781407453439 (sound recording)
Author Mantel, Hilary
Title Wolf hall [electronic resource] : Thomas cromwell trilogy, book 1.
Edition Unabridged.
Publisher Rearsby, Leicestershire : : Clipper Audiobooks,, 2018.
Physical Description digital
Note Unabridged.
Performer Narrator: Simon Slater.
WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDEN MAN BOOKER PRIZE England, the 1520s. Henry VIII is on the throne, but has no heir. Cardinal Wolsey is his chief advisor, charged with securing the divorce the pope refuses to grant. Into this atmosphere of distrust and need comes Thomas Cromwell, first as Wolsey's clerk, and later his successor. Cromwell is a wholly original man: the son of a brutal blacksmith, a political genius, a briber, a charmer, a bully, a man with a delicate and deadly expertise in manipulating people and events. Ruthless in pursuit of his own interests, he is as ambitious in his wider politics as he is for himself. His reforming agenda is carried out in the grip of a self-interested parliament and a king who fluctuates between romantic passions and murderous rages. From one of our finest living writers, Wolf Hall is that very rare thing: a truly great English novel, one that explores the intersection of individual psychology and wider politics. With a vast array of characters, and richly overflowing with incident, it peels back history to show us Tudor England as a half-made society, moulding itself with great passion, suffering and courage. "Our most brilliant English writer." GUARDIAN
Subject Fiction
Historical fiction
Additional Author Slater, Simon
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