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Wolf Hall Trilogy 4 Books Collection Set By Hilary Mantel (The Mirror and the Light, Wolf Hall, Bring Up the Bodies, Mantel Pieces)

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When I began the book I knew I had to do something very difficult: I had to interest the historians, I had to amuse the jaded palette of the critical establishment and, most of all, I had to capture the imagination of the general reader.’ Qué regalo de libro... qué regalo para estos días en los que creemos que nos falta todo, cuando no es verdad... los que somos afortunados ya lo sabíamos, pero a veces hace falta que nos den un empujoncito. Que este libro lo sea para vosotros. And oh yes – because the first two books have both individually won the Booker Prize. Of course what we ultimately want from the final book is a satisfying conclusion to the trilogy but it is hard not to get a teensy bit excited about the fact that she could win the Booker again. But more about that later – the book hasn’t even been released yet! The Tudor period is extensively covered in the education system, with many children first encountering it in primary school. It’s also a popular setting for screen drama, from TV shows such as The Tudors and The Virgin Queen, to films such as The Other Boleyn Girl (adapted from Philippa Gregory’s novel). And what unites nearly all depictions of the time, especially those on screen, is that they are preoccupied with sex and scandal. Hillary Mantel's talent in building Thomas Cromwell's multi-faceted, devious, caring, loyal, savvy, vengeful, talented & brilliant character, coupled with compelling well-paced plotting, made this series--all three--truly unputdownable. ALL of the characters are well-drawn in nuanced ways. The writing is brilliant.

Desde que abrió quise hacerme con el libro, pero a veces las cosas pasan por un motivo, y entre que no había podido ir, y no me había dado tiempo, no lo he leído hasta esta semana. Ahora sé que es porque los libros nos escogen, una de las cientos de frases que he subrayado en el libro, porque tenemos que estar preparados para abrazar lo que el destino nos trae. Cromwell’s ending may be common knowledge, but Mantel still managed to maintain both her readers’ and the critics’ enthusiasm for his story over a period of 11 years. I actually got chills when I saw the billboard in Leicester Square with the Tudor Rose and the words ‘So now get up.’ I was so excited to get my hands on The Mirror and the Light after 8 years of waiting! In a way, this is a whole new "genre" for me. This is a rather well edited abridged version (I of course missed this on Libby at first). I didn't really "get" abridged recordings before, especially not abridged versions of fiction. Did this trilogy change anything?According to Penn, Mantel’s genius is that she knows instinctively where a historian cannot go, and consequently where she, as a novelist, can. Where the historical record disappears, or in the paranoid world of the Tudor court – a world of twisted words, rumours of hearsay, half-truths, alternative facts – Mantel comes into her own, feeling for the tears in the historical fabric and slipping imperceptibly through them,’ Penn continues.

Me pasa con los libros que tengo que encontrarles un ritmo, y en esta ida tan frenética que llevamos, y de la que nos hemos visto obligados a hacer un parón por culpa del Coronavirus, a veces lo pierdo. Como con la bici, encontrarle el ritmo a leer es cuestión de volver a empezar, nunca se olvida, y sabía yo que esta semana santa me lo iba a devolver... me alegro mucho de que haya sido con Amapolas en Octubre. Each word is weighed, plump with meaning. You'd think it was the ultimate triumph of style over substance until you realise, the style is the substance. The style of a man at the heart of things, on the inside but never an insider: a foreigner in a foreign country of the petulant King's court observing everything as closely and as dispassionately as the eternal outsider would, especially if he wants to succeed, to get on, to live. Before Wolf Hall, Thomas Cromwell was a name many people had heard only in passing. The details of his life were largely only known by scholars of the period, and were likely only of interest to them. That was all set to change. That combination of taking something that is so firmly in the public consciousness and seeing it as though for the first time, combining it with a deftness in her handling of the source material, ensured that Wolf Hall instantly impressed the critics.Wolf Hall series one is available to watch on BBC iPlayer in the UK and on the PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel in the US and is available from Banijay Rights. Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light will begin filming across the UK soon. Further information will be announced in due course. On the one hand, I do commend the editing. The story was easy enough to follow even though the originals are pretty dense (I've read the first book some years before). I think it was still a good piece of writing. Given its critical and commercial triumph, it’s easy to forget there was no guarantee that the Wolf Hall trilogy would succeed, considering what a huge undertaking it was to offer a new perspective on such a familiar story. With the release of The Mirror and the Light, Hilary Mantel’s long-awaited sequel to Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies, our resident Tudor nut Amanda Rayner has compiled a brief Q&A for newcomers to the series. Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived. Those six words, resonant with almost anyone who went to school in Britain, have become shorthand for the extraordinary story of Henry VIII and his six wives.

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