Bring Up the Bodies -- Hilary Mantel, Hardcover

Winner of the 2012 Man Booker Prize
Winner of the 2012 Costa Book of the Year Award

The sequel to Hilary Mantel's 2009 Man Booker Prize winner and New York Times bestseller, Wolf Hall delves into the heart of Tudor history with the downfall of Anne Boleyn

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?

Bring Up the Bodies is one of The New York Times' 10 Best Books of 2012, one of Publishers Weekly's Top 10 Best Books of 2012 and one of The Washington Post's 10 Best Books of 2012

Author: Hilary Mantel
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Published: 05/08/2012
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.60d
ISBN: 9780805090031
Award: Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction - Finalist
Award: Man Booker Prize - Winner
Award: Costa Book Awards - Winner
Award: Costa Book Awards - Winner

Review Citation(s):
Entertainment Weekly 05/11/2012 pg. 72
Publishers Weekly 04/02/2012 pg. 30
New Yorker (The) 05/07/2012 pg. 71
People Weekly 05/21/2012 pg. 51
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2012
New York Times Book Review 05/27/2012 pg. 9
Library Journal 06/01/2012 pg. 93
New York Times Book Review 06/03/2012 pg. 46
New York Times Book Review 06/21/2012 pg. 28
Shelf Awareness 05/15/2012
Booklist 06/01/2012 pg. 45
New York Review of Books 08/16/2012 pg. 50
Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/05/2012 pg. 21
Kirkus Best Fiction 11/15/2012 pg. 28
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 12/02/2012 pg. 25
Shelf Awareness 12/28/2012
Booklist Editors Choice/Adult 01/01/2013 pg. 8
Entertainment Weekly 07/05/2013 pg. 102
Entertainment Weekly 12/27/2013 pg. 101
New York Times Book Review 02/09/2014 pg. 16
Entertainment Weekly 10/10/2014 pg. 68
BookPage 06/01/2012

About the Author

Hilary Mantel is the bestselling author of ten previous novels, including Wolf Hall, which sold more than 200,000 copies and won the 2009 Man Booker Prize. Her previous works include her novel, A Place of Greater Safety, and her memoir, Giving Up the Ghost. She lives in England with her husband.