Today's Featured Book:
Bring Up the Bodies: A Novel
by Hilary Mantel
Genre: Historical Fiction
Published: May 8, 2012
Page Count: 434 pages
Summary:
Though he battled for seven years to marry her, Henry is disenchanted with Anne Boleyn. She has failed to give him a son and her sharp intelligence and audacious will alienate his old friends and the noble families of England. When the discarded Katherine dies in exile from the court, Anne stands starkly exposed, the focus of gossip and malice.
At a word from Henry, Thomas Cromwell is ready to bring her down. Over three terrifying weeks, Anne is ensnared in a web of conspiracy, while the demure Jane Seymour stands waiting her turn for the poisoned wedding ring. But Anne and her powerful family will not yield without a ferocious struggle. Hilary Mantel's Bring Up the Bodies follows the dramatic trial of the queen and her suitors for adultery and treason. To defeat the Boleyns, Cromwell must ally with his natural enemies, the papist aristocracy. What price will he pay for Anne's head?
His children are falling from the sky.
Mantel, Hilary. Bring Up the Bodies: A Novel (Wolf Hall Series Book 2). Kindle Edition.
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The penalty for drawing a blade within the precincts of the royal court is amputation of the offending hand.
Mantel, Hilary. Bring Up the Bodies: A Novel (Wolf Hall Series Book 2) (p. 56). Kindle Edition.
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I've decided to read all three volumes of the Wolf Hall series by Hilary Mantel before watching the final part of the series on PBS.
It's comforting to watching the extreme political and religious devilry of the time of Henry VIII in light of the extreme political and religious devilry of our own times here in America.
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March 28th - 3rd - Do you judge an author's works based on their political stances? (submitted by Billy @ Coffee Addicted Writer)
Yes.
But with good cause.
I base that judgment on the lies and the self-serving actions taken over and over and over right now by members of one of the American politcal parties.
Politics was always a messy topic for me. I rambled on a good while with my answer! It was hard. Lol.
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Your review is fascinating. But I’m still not convinced to go back to the books and try again.
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I loved that series of books. But then, I love Brit history. You saw the first series? The second picks up exactly where the first leaves off (spoiler alert -- Anne Boleyn is beheaded). And so far, with only one episode under my belt, it's a good one.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the review of a fascinating piece of history
ReplyDeleteI've not read Hilary Mantel or Kate Atkinson, but for some weird reason, I frequently get their books mixed up! I'm not sure if I'll get to Mantel's books, but I am curious about the TV series.
ReplyDeleteNot my kind of books but it sounds interesting.
ReplyDeleteI do not care for the most part what someone's political stance is. Everyone is entitled to their opinions.
Perhaps I need to see the miniseries. I was so turned off my the first and most famous book of the series I determined not to torture myself further. But now, with this brief summary, I'm intrigued again.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed the first one. I think I'll have to try this one too.
ReplyDeletePolitics is a nasty game.
ReplyDeleteI'm so curious about this series and have been wanting to try it for quite awhile. We saw Six! not that long ago and I've been thinking of the six wives lately so maybe it's time.
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