Bring up the Bodies

Winner fo 2012 Man Booker Prize The sequel to ''Wolf Hall'', a Man Booker winner in 2009, paints an intriguing picture of Anne Boleyn through Thomas Cromwell''s statesman eyes. Henry has broken ties with Rome and established his own church for his and Anne''s sake, but she has failed what''s required of her: to bear a son to secure the Tudor line. Henry''s attentions turn elsewhere - namely to Wolf Hall and Jane Seymour - and Cromwell soon realises the potential implications; not just for himself, but for England. In ''Bring up the Bodies'', Hilary Mantel explores one of the most infamous periods of English history: Anne Boleyn''s demise. Painting a vivid picture of Tudor England, the book is already considered the work of a writer at the peak of her powers.