Bring Up the Bodies (Wolf Hall, Book 2)

Bring Up the Bodies is a historical novel by Hilary Mantel; sequel to the award-winning [Wolf Hall;](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL464512W) and part of a trilogy charting the rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell, the powerful minister in the court of King Henry VIII. It won the 2012 Man Booker Prize and the 2012 Costa Book of the Year. The final novel in the trilogy, [The Mirror and the Light](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20665410W), was published in March 2020.

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432 pages

Average rating: 8.83

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kelatta
Jan 13, 2024
10/10 stars
Enjoyed this one immensely, even more than Wolf Hall.
dbinny
Mar 18, 2022
8/10 stars
part 2 of the Thomas Cromwell trilogy ending with the execution in Ann Boleyn. Excellently researched book as one expects from the author. I felt it dragged a bit in the first 100 pages but soon picked up the pace.

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