Wolf Hall
by Hilary Mantel
Taste attributes: historicalpoliticaldramabiographyslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringrags to richesdeep rivalrycomplex relationship
Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, fresh historical novel, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Pace: very slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
Wolf Hall (2009) is a historical novel by English author Hilary Mantel, published by Fourth Estate, named after the Seymour family's seat of Wolfhall, or Wulfhall, in Wiltshire. Set in the period from 1500 to 1535, Wolf Hall is a sympathetic fictionalised biography documenting the rapid rise to power of Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII through to the death of Sir Thomas More.
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- Hilary Mantel
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- 2009
- Pages
- 653
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