Historical fiction Classics 2009

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Published in Spanish as En la corte del lobo

It is the backdrop to the rise and rise of Thomas Cromwell: lowborn boy, charmer, bully, master of deadly intrigue and, finally, most powerful of Henry VIII's courtiers, determined to bring England…

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What it is

Nobody is entirely good · it changes how you see things

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How it's told

Who tells it
Third person, up close
Style
Literary

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Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you're drawn to the dark side of people
  • you read to be somewhere else
  • you like reading with your heart in your mouth

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