About the Book: The Mirror and the Light
Preorder the long-awaited sequel to Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, the
stunning conclusion to Hilary Mantels Man Booker Prize-winning Wolf Hall
trilogy.
'If you cannot speak truth at a beheading, when can you speak it?
England, May 1536. Anne Boleyn is dead, decapitated in the space of a heartbeat
by a hired French executioner. As her remains are bundled into oblivion, Thomas
Cromwell breakfasts with the victors. The blacksmiths son from Putney emerges
from the springs bloodbath to continue his climb to power and wealth, while his
formidable master, Henry VIII, settles to short-lived