The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel The Sunday Times bestselling sequel to Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, the stunning conclusion to Hilary Mantels Man Booker Prize-winning Wolf Hall trilogy. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description England, May 1536. Anne Boleyn is dead, decapitated in the space of a heartbeat by a hired French executioner. As her remains are bundled into oblivion, Thomas Cromwell breakfasts with the victors. The blacksmiths son from Putney emerges from the springs bloodbath to continue his climb to power and wealth, while his formidable master, Henry VIII, settles to short-lived happiness with his third queen, Jane Seymour.Cromwell is a man with only his wits to rely on; he has no great family to back him, no private army. Despite rebellion at home, traitors plotting abroad and the threat of invasion testing Henrys regime to breaking point, Cromwells robust imagination sees a new country in the mirror of the future. But can a nation, or a person, shed the past like a skin? Do the dead continually unbury themselves? What will you do, the Spanish ambassador asks Cromwell, when the king turns on you, as sooner or later he turns on everyone close to him?With The Mirror and the Light, Hilary Mantel brings to a triumphant close the trilogy she began with Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies. She traces the final years of Thomas Cromwell, the boy from nowhere who climbs to the heights of power, offering a defining portrait of predator and prey, of a ferocious contest between present and past, between royal will and a common mans vision: of a modern nation making itself through conflict, passion and courage. Author Biography Hilary Mantel is the author of fourteen books, including A Place Of Greater Safety, Beyond Black, the memoir Giving Up The Ghost, and the short-story collection The Assassination Of Margaret Thatcher. Her two most recent novels, Wolf Hall and its sequel Bring Up The Bodies, have both been awarded the Man Booker Prize - an unprecedented achievement. Review Hilary Mantels Wolf Hall novels make 99 per cent of contemporary literary fiction feel utterly pale and bloodless by comparison The TimesHilary Mantel has written an epic of English history that does what the Aeneid did for the Romans and War and Peace for the Russians. We are lucky to have it. Sunday TelegraphVery few writers manage not just to excavate the sedimented remains of the past, but bring them up again into the light and air so that they shine brightly once more before us. Hilary Mantel has done just that. Simon Schama, Financial TimesA masterpiece that will keep yielding its riches, changing as its readers change, going forward with us into the future GuardianThe most masterful story telling imaginable Graham NortonThe final book in the trilogy charts [Cromwells] inexorable downfall with the dark brilliance and profound humanity that makes it, like its forerunners, a masterpiece Daily MailAmbitious, compassionate, clear-eyed yet emotional, passionate and pragmatic, The Mirror & the Light lays down a marker for historical fiction that will set the standard for generations to come IndependentIts the crowning glory of a towering achievement Mail on SundayThis is a must-read Good HousekeepingOn closing the book I wept as Ive not wept over a novel since I was a child . . . Mantel struck her spear against the flint of Thomas Cromwell, and lit such a candle in England as will never go outTelegraphA masterpiece . . . Mantel has redefined what the historical novel is capable of . . . Taken together, her Cromwell novels are, for my money, the greatest English novels of this century Observer Promotional The conclusion to the Booker Prize-winning and bestselling Wolf Hall trilogy, soon to be a major TV series Review Quote Hilary Mantels Wolf Hall novels make 99 per cent of contemporary literary fiction feel utterly pale and bloodless by comparison The Times Hilary Mantel has written an epic of English history that does what the Aeneid did for the Romans and War and Peace for the Russians. We are lucky to have it. Sunday Telegraph Very few writers manage not just to excavate the sedimented remains of the past, but bring them up again into the light and air so that they shine brightly once more before us. Hilary Mantel has done just that. Simon Schama, Financial Times A masterpiece that will keep yielding its riches, changing as its readers change, going forward with us into the future Guardian Ambitious, compassionate, clear-eyed yet emotional, passionate and pragmatic, The Mirror & the Light lays down a marker for historical fiction that will set the standard for generations to come Independent Its the crowning glory of a towering achievement Mail on Sunday Very few writers manage not just to excavate the sedimented remains of the past, but bring them up again into the light and air so that they shine brightly once more before us. Hilary Mantel has done just that Financial Times, Simon Scharma This is a must-read Good Housekeeping On closing the book I wept as Ive not wept over a novel since I was a child . . . Mantel struck her spear against the flint of Thomas Cromwell, and lit such a candle in England as will never go out Telegraph, Sarah Perry, A masterpiece . . . Mantel has redefined what the historical novel is capable of . . . Taken together, her Cromwell novels are, for my money, the greatest English novels of this century Observer, Stephanie Merritt Promotional "Headline" Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2020 Feature Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2020 ONE OF THE BIGGEST BOOKS OF 2020: The publication of the conclusion of the Wolf Hall trilogy was the publishing moment of the year. The Mirror and the Light has been a runaway sales success, selling almost 250k TCM in hardback so far. UNANIMOUS CRITICAL RECEPTION: The hardback received unbelievable reviews across the national press, drawing comparisons with the Aenid and War and Peace for capturing the spirit of a nation. The Observer even called the trilogy the greatest English novels of this century. A PAPERBACK CAMPAIGN TO MATCH THE HARDBACK: We are already planning a publicity and marketing campaign that will do justice to this incredible book, creating another seismic publishing moment for the trade. Competition: The;Wolf Hall;Bring up the Bodies;Testaments;Handmaids Tale;American Dirt;girl, woman, other;A place of Greater Safety;The Evening and the Morning. By;Hilary Mantel;Margaret Atwood;Philippa Gregory;Bill Bryson;Robert Harris;ken follett;Alison Weir;Kate Atkinson Details ISBN0007481004 Author Hilary Mantel Publisher Harpercollins Publishers Language English ISBN-10 0007481004 ISBN-13 9780007481002 Format Paperback Year 2021 Audience General/Trade Pages 912 Series The Wolf Hall Trilogy Imprint Fourth Estate Series Number 03 DEWEY 823.92 Publication Date 2021-06-02 UK Release Date 2021-04-29 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2021-04-29 NZ Release Date 2021-06-02 Alternative 9780007480999 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:132740211;

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