Bring Up The Bodies

Bring Up The Bodies

Written by:
Hilary Mantel
Narrated by:
Simon Vance

Unabridged Audiobook

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Ratings
Book
31
Narrator
13
Release Date
May 2012
Duration
14 hours 35 minutes
Summary
Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2012 Bring Up The Bodies chronicles the downfall of Anne Boleyn through the eyes of Thomas Cromwell, chief minister to Henry VIII. Sir Peter Stothard, chairman of the judges, hailed Mantel as 'the greatest English prose writer of modern times'.

By 1535 Thomas Cromwell, the blacksmith's son, is far from his humble origins. Chief Minister to Henry VIII, his fortunes have risen with those of Anne Boleyn, Henry's second wife, for whose sake Henry has broken with Rome and created his own church. But Henry's actions have forced England into dangerous isolation, and Anne has failed to do what she promised: bear a son to secure the Tudor line.
In Bring up the Bodies Hilary Mantel explores one of the most mystifying and frightening episodes in English history: the destruction of Anne Boleyn. This new novel is an audacious vision of Tudor England that sheds its light on the modern world.
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Dorte L.

A historical novel about Henry VIII. Nothing new. Just a few years ago, I saw a movie with Scarlet Johanson, that depicted the same story. I agree, that the story was hard to follow, and it might have been better to read it myself, than to listen to it. But I was impressed by the narrator, who remembered which voice he gave to all the thousands of characters, and made the whole story much more lively.

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Katie W.

Not really my cup of tea, I found it quite hard to stay engaged with it. Definitely not an easy listen if that is what you are looking for however if you are into historical books and know a fair bit about the Tudors, as in who is who, then I think you would enjoy this.

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Anonymous

boring wow

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Anna J.

Fabulous book, brilliant reading. I do wish they would re-record Wolf Hall with this narrator. The last guy made such a mess of the narration.

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