A few days ago I finished Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel.
At the start, I was a little disappointed with this novel, but through no fault of the author. I had heard about this great new historical novel about Cromwell, and assumed it was Oliver Cromwell, England's so-called Lord Protector. Turns out, I was mistaken. This book is about Thomas Cromwell, advisor to Henry VIII.
I had hoped for a book about Oliver Cromwell because he is part of a period of English history that hasn't been as well covered in fiction. In contrast, Thomas Cromwell is part of the whole Henry VIII/Anne Boleyn, divorce, etc. story told in many different forms over the years.
Once I got past that, it is a well written book, although very dry and slow.
Wednesday, December 01, 2010
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