The book's insightful portrayal of a morally ambiguous protagonist, deftly navigated by Mantel's prose, secures a place as a must-read in the historical fiction genre.

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• Booker Prize (2009)
• Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction Shortlist (2010)
• James Tait Black Memorial Prize Nominee for Fiction (2009)
• Costa Book Award Nominee for Novel (2009)
• Magnesia Litera Nominee for Translation (Litera za překladovou knihu) (2011)
• Audie Award for Literary Fiction (2010)
• National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction (2009)
• Walter Scott Prize (2010)
• Golden Man Booker Prize Nominee (2018)
• The Rooster -- The Morning News Tournament of Books (2010)

Tudor England. Henry VIII is on the throne, but has no heir. Cardinal Wolsey is charged with securing his divorce. Into this atmosphere of distrust comes Thomas Cromwell - a man as ruthlessly ambitious in his wider politics as he is for himself. His reforming agenda is carried out in the grip of a self-interested parliament and a king who fluctuates between romantic passions and murderous rages.

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