In England, the 1520s, Henry VIII is on the throne but has no heir; Cardinal Wolsey is his chief advisor; Thomas Cromwell, Wolsey's clerk. Cromwell is a briber and a bully, an expert at manipulating people and events, and his ruthless...

A superb story of surburban mayhem and revenge. Sharp, merciless and unerringly hilarious. von Mantel, Hilary

Mantel Pieces von Mantel, Hilary

A companion piece to the captivating memoir Giving Up the Ghost by the Man Booker-winning author of Wolf Hall, Bring Up the Bodies and The Mirror & the Light, this collection of loosely autobiographical stories locates the transforming...