Bring Up the Bodies, Hardcover

The much-anticipated sequel to Mantel's Man Booker-winning novel Wolf Hall, this continues the life of Thomas Cromwell. As Henry VIII falls in love with the silent, plain Jane Seymour at Wolf Hall, Cromwell sees what's at stake: not just the king's pleasure, but the safety of the nation. Explores one of the most mystifying and frightening episodes in English history, the destruction of Anne Boleyn. Wolf Hall is the most successful Booker winner since records began, selling 300,000 copies in paperback in the UK alone, and Mantel has revealed that there will be a 3rd book in this series.