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Wolf Hall
A Novel
Wolf Hall Trilogy: Book #1
By Hilary Mantel
Narrated by Simon Slater / 22 hours 59 minutes
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. Cromwell is a wholly original man, a charmer and a bully, both idealist and opportunist, astute in reading people and a demon of energy: he is also a consummate politician, hardened by his personal losses, implacable in his ambition. But Henry is volatile: one day tender, one day murderous. Cromwell helps him break the opposition, but what will be the price of his triumph?
In inimitable style, Hilary Mantel presents a picture of a half-made society on the cusp of change, where individuals fight or embrace their fate with passion and courage. 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.
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Wolf Hall Trilogy Series
Wolf Hall
By: Hilary Mantel
Length: 25 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
This program is read by Ben Miles, who played Thomas Cromwell in the Royal Shakespeare Company adaptation of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies
WINNER OF THE 2009 MAN BOOKER PRIZE
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR FICTION
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the king dies without a male... Read more »
Wolf Hall
By: Hilary Mantel
Narrated by: Simon Slater
Length: 22 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
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,... Read more »
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Bring Up the Bodies
By: Hilary Mantel
Narrated by: Simon Vance
Length: 14 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
The sequel to Hilary Mantel's 2009 Man Booker Prize winner and New York Times bestseller, Wolf Hall delves into the heart of Tudor history with the downfall of Anne Boleyn
Though he battled for seven years to marry her, Henry is disenchanted with Anne Boleyn. She has failed to give him a son and her sharp intelligence and audacious will alienate... Read more »
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Bring Up the Bodies
By: Hilary Mantel
Length: 16 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
This program is read by Ben Miles, who played Thomas Cromwell in the Royal Shakespeare Company adaptation of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies
WINNER OF THE 2012 MAN BOOKER PRIZE
The sequel to Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel's 2009 Man Booker Prize winner and New York Times bestseller, Bring Up the Bodies delves into the heart of Tudor history with the... Read more »
The Mirror & the Light
By: Hilary Mantel
Length: 38 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
"The many listeners enthralled by the earlier two volumes in Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall trilogy will find all their expectations met in this final installment... Here is a narrative achievement of the highest order." — AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner
This program is read by Ben Miles, who played Thomas Cromwell in the Royal Shakespeare... Read more »
Wolf Hall
By: Hilary Mantel
Narrated by: Ben Miles
Length: 25 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
Listen to the exciting new rendition of Wolf Hall, read by Ben Miles who was personally cast by the author and played Thomas Cromwell in the Royal Shakespeare Company adaptation of Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies. The winner of the Man Booker Prize and captivating first book in the Thomas Cromwell trilogy.
Winner of the Man Booker... Read more »
Bring Up the Bodies
By: Hilary Mantel
Narrated by: Ben Miles
Length: 16 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
Listen to the exciting new rendition of Bring Up the Bodies, read by Ben Miles who was personally cast by the author and played Thomas Cromwell in the Royal Shakespeare Company adaptation of Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies. With an historic win for Bring Up the Bodies, the second book in the gripping Thomas Cromwell Trilogy, Hilary Mantel... Read more »
Learn more| Author | Hilary Mantel |
| Narrator | Simon Slater |
| ISBN | 9781427209900 |
| Length | 22 hours 59 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Macmillan Audio |
| Publication date | November 1, 2009 |
| Edition | Unabridged |
| Libro.fm rank | #261 Overall |
| Genre rank | #20 in Historical Fiction |