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Wolf Hall
Wolf Hall provides a fascinating window into Tudor class prejudices and power politics. The popular image of Cromwell is dispelled, he is no longer a ruthless sixteenth century Alister Campbell carrying out every whim of Henry VIII, but a man of secret humanity and at the forefront of radical Protestant thinking.
Cromwell Henry's Fixer 
This is an astonishing book. Mantel creates the world of the 1530s political movers and shakers so believably that the wranglings and manouvering around Henry's court seem as if they are happening now. I've always thought Cromwell to have been a selfseeking villain; not here where he's presented with a plausible humanity and a commendable loyalty to Wolsley whose style he adopted and continued. The surprise was Moor who is presented as a bigoted catholic propagandist who pursued heretics with unrelenting vigour and cruelty: deliberate iconoclasm? And Anne; was she really such a waspish scarer of men? The billing for this book does not exaggerate: read it and be amazed(a whos who in Tudor England will be useful if you're not too familiar with the characters).
Clive Cotton
Wolf Hall
Wolf Hall Author Hilary Mantel.
A good read, thoroughly well researched. Excellent throughout. I can't wait to read some of her other novels now.
it's good but......... 
It took me a while to get used to the author's scurrying backwards and forwards in time. I didn't expect a straight cradle to grave account but I found the switches to and fro irritating after a while. And I'd have liked a bit more action and a lot less chat to put it plainly. Cromwell didn't come alive for me in this book. Maybe my taste isn't refined enough. Ah well.
john mcmanus
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Thought this a bit hard going at first, however I stuck with it and enjoyed reading it (eventually). I had to get used to the particular style of writing. I am now reading it for the second time because I am confident of fully understanding the story, I was fascinated with the portrayal of Thomas Cromwell, this book certainly exercises your brain cells!
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Annette The Author's Book Recommendation – Wolf Hall
Title: Wolf Hall Author: Hilary Mantel Hardcover: 672 pages Publisher: Fourth Estate Ltd (30 April 2009) Language English ISBN-10: 0007230184 ISBN-13: 978-0007230181 Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.4 x 5.4 cm Product Description Winner of ...
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re: wednesday night bookclub.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/wolf-hall-hilary-mantel/dp/0007230184/ref=sr_1_1?ie=utf8&s=books&qid=1253198872&sr=8-1. whereas the wikipedia page for its protagonist, thomas cromwell, is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/thomas_cromwell ...
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