Bring Up the Bodies

A Novel

De: Hilary Mantel

Narrado por: Ben Miles

2012 Washington Post Best Books of the Year
2012 Cleveland Plain Dealer's Best Books of the Year
2012 NPR Best Book of the Year
2012 Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year
2012 USA Today Best Books of the Year
2012 New Yorker Best Books of the Year
2012 Entertainment Weekly Best Books of the Year
2013 Women's Prize for Fiction - Shortlist
2012 Costa Book Award - Winner
2012 New York Times Book Review Notable Books of the Year
2012 Man Booker Award - Winner
2012 Time Magazine Top 10 Books of the Year
2012 The Independent (UK) Best Books of the Year
2013 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction Shortlist
2012 Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year
2013 Audie Award Winner
2012 Time Magazine Best Books of the Year

This program is read by Ben Miles, who played Thomas Cromwell in the Royal Shakespeare Company adaptation of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies.

Winner of the 2012 Man Booker Prize

The sequel to Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel's 2009 Man Booker Prize winner and New York Times best seller, Bring Up the Bodies delves into the heart of Tudor history with the downfall of Anne Boleyn.

Though he battled for seven years to marry her, Henry is disenchanted with Anne Boleyn. She has failed to give him a son, and her sharp intelligence and audacious will alienate his old friends and the noble families of England. When the discarded Katherine dies in exile from the court, Anne stands starkly exposed, the focus of gossip and malice.

At a word from Henry, Thomas Cromwell is ready to bring her down. Over three terrifying weeks, Anne is ensnared in a web of conspiracy, while the demure Jane Seymour stands waiting her turn for the poisoned wedding ring. But Anne and her powerful family will not yield without a ferocious struggle. Hilary Mantel's Bring Up the Bodies follows the dramatic trial of the queen and her suitors for adultery and treason. To defeat the Boleyns, Cromwell must ally with his natural enemies, the papist aristocracy. What price will he pay for Anne's head?

Bring Up the Bodies is one of The New York Times' 10 Best Books of 2012, one of Publishers Weekly's Top 10 Best Books of 2012, and one of The Washington Post's 10 Best Books of 2012.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2012 Hilary Mantel (P)2020 Macmillan Audio

Why did I go so long without this..?

I didn’t realize there was anything to follow Wolf Hall.. the ending always seemed premature. Imagine my excitement when I saw this pop up on my fyp! Great book, fantastic read.

great historical novel

new take on henry from cromwells pov; great performance too which helped keep characters straight

very well done

loved it, hard to understand the King's role in this. also Cromwell's of course.

Excellent continuation.

This is a well told tale, the narrator being excellent. It’s an interesting and entertaining read.

Ben Miles is a genius

Loved this second installment of the Wolf Hall trilogy. Mantel managed to keep up the momentum from the first book, but the narration continues to be the real highlight. The scene of Cromwell conversing with Catherine kept me in the car long after I had pulled into the driveway!

Riveting!

This series is truly riveting. I feel as of I am on the rooms and locations listening witnessing their conversations, being privy to their thoughts - totally engrossed. The narrator is exceptional. The emotions in his reading are so vivid it is like watching a play.

Excellent read AND listen

By the time you get to the 2nd book, Bring Up The Bodies, you know the characters well and they develop throughout the story. I love this reader and highly recommend the series.

Riveting Story and Masterful Reading

I’ve listened to this series three times all the way through (so far). Miles is the best narrator, and the story is so familiar yet completely fresh. The way Mantel flows between narration, memory, dialogue, and description is unparalleled.

Ravishing writing, spellbinding performance.

Like Wolf Hall, the writing is nothing short of miraculous in its precision, immediacy, lyricism and insight. And the performance is so good you want it to last forever.

Just incredible.

I can’t seem to stop listening. The narration is excellent and the story is utterly hypnotic.