Wolf Hall: A Novel by Hilary MantelCall Number: PR6063.A438 W65 2009
ISBN: 9780805080681
Publication Date: 2009
Discussion Date: Tuesday, September 7, 2010.
In the ruthless arena of King Henry VIII's court, only one man dares to gamble his life to win the king's favor and ascend to the heights of political power. England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the king dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years, and marry Anne Boleyn. The pope and most of Europe opposes him. The quest for the king's freedom destroys his adviser, the brilliant Cardinal Wolsey, and leaves a power vacuum. Into this impasse steps Thomas Cromwell. With a vast array of characters, overflowing with incident, the novel re-creates an era when the personal and political are separated by a hairbreadth, where success brings unlimited power but a single failure means death. New York Times Notable Book, 2009; Library Journal Best Books 2009;
Listed in Fiction Core Collection; Man Booker Prize for Fiction; National Book Critics Circle Award; Galaxy British Book Award winner.