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Wolf Hall
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
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Caroline
Jan 26, 2015 rated it really liked it
Shelves: history
How well Hilary Mantel captures the glittering but deadly world of the Tudor court. I love the way she makes use of the source material that we have about Cromwell's life, the accounts of Chapuys, the Imperial ambassador, George Cavendish's life of Thomas Wolsey and all Cromwell's business letters. then she gives us what the history books can't provide, a personal life, a happy marriage after the grimmest of childhoods, and Cromwell's care and compassion for the people around him. ...more
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Anna
Dec 30, 2014 rated it liked it
I think I am probably one of the last people on earth to only just be getting around to reading this novel. My intentions were good. I purchased a copy ages ago but it just sat gathering dust on my bookshelf waiting to be read. When I saw the BBC were making a television series based on this book and its sequel Bring up the Bodies and which starts this evening, I thought it was high time to get it read.

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Anna
Nov 18, 2012 rated it really liked it
Shelves: historic-fiction, authors-i-want-to-read-more-of
brought history to life
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Jun 01, 2012 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Jan 10, 2014 rated it it was ok
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