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Monday, June 18, 2012

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Finally! Finished accompanying Thomas Cromwell in his incredible rise to power in Tudor England via Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall

What a great ride. The tale is fascinating, the narrative is lyric and descriptions are often beautiful. Here's a tiny sample (from page 541) of how Mantel infuses poetry into the narrative descriptions of Cromwell's perceptions: