HILARY MANTELL - WOLF HALL

REVIEWED BY MAGGIE PERKOVIC 25TH JUNE
I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VERY INTERESTED IN THE HISTORY OF THE TUDORS, IT SEEMED TO ME TO BE A TIME OF LARGER THAN LIFE PEOPLE WITH LIFE STORIES THAT LEAPED FROM THE PAGES OF HISTORY.
AS WE ALL KNOW CARDINAL WOLSEY DOMINATED ENGLAND IN HIS ROLE AS HENRY V111'S ADVISOR BUT WHAT DO WE KNOW OF THOMAS CROMWELL WHO BECAME ASSISTANT TO WOLSEY, FOREVER LURKING IN THE BACK GROUND UNTIL ON WOLSEYS DEMISE HE BECAME A FIGURE TO BE NOTED AND FEARED.
SON OF A BRUTAL BLACKSMITH, A POLITICAL GENIUS, A BRIBER, A BULLY AND A CHARMER, CROMWELL BROKE ALL THE RULES OF SOCIETY IN HIS RISE TO POWER AND IS PREPARED TO BREAK SOME MORE.
RISING FROM THE ASHES OF THE DEATHS OF HIS YOUNG FAMILY AND OF WOLSEY HIS BELOVED PATRON HE PICKS HIS WAY THROUGH COURT AND PREPARES TO RESHAPE ENGLAND TO HIS OWN AND TO HENRYS DESIRES.
THIS IS A VERY WELL WRITTEN AND RESEARCHED NOVEL.
I HAD TO READ SOME CHAPTERS TO FULLY COMPREHEND THE CONTENTS BUT NEVERTHELESS IT IS GRIPPING AND COMPLETELY ABSORBING.
I BELIEVE THAT WOLF HALL WAS THE HOME OF THE SEYMOURS. JANE SEYMOUR LATER MARRIED HENRY V111 ANOTHER CHARACTER WHO IS FEATURED HERE.
WELL RECOMMENDED