Wolf Hall

A Novel

De: Hilary Mantel

Narrado por: Ben Miles

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 2009 Man Booker Prize

Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction

A New York Times best seller

England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the king dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of 20 years and marry Anne Boleyn. The pope and most of Europe opposes him. Into this impasse steps Thomas Cromwell: a wholly original man, a charmer and a bully, both idealist and opportunist, astute in reading people, and implacable in his ambition. But Henry is volatile: one day tender, one day murderous. Cromwell helps him break the opposition, but what will be the price of his triumph?

In inimitable style, Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall is "a darkly brilliant reimagining of life under Henry VIII.... Magnificent." (The Boston Globe)

A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company

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

©2009 Hilary Mantel (P)2020 Macmillan Audio

Excellent performance by Ben Miles

Hilary Mantel cast Ben Miles to read the Wolf Hall trilogy, and it’s a revelation. He played Cromwell with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and Mantel has stated that his voice was in her mind as she wrote The Mirror and the Light. He recorded that and went back to do new recordings of the previously released Wolf Hall and Bringing Up the Bodies. When you are choosing which audio version to purchase, I highly recommend this one!

A whole new look at Cromwell

I fell in love with this time period watching the show, "Tutors". I always hated Cromwell and was rooting for his downfall, this book changed that.
He quickly becomes a person that you find yourself relating to and even understanding. So much was expected from him and the pressure was unbelievable but always manages it.
Superb read now on to the next in the series.

Hard to follow at times

I enjoyed the story overall. The author wrote in a confusing manner who was speaking. I spent a lot of time rewinding

Thought I'd be bored and became obsessed

This book is really long and jumps around, but is so well acted that after I got through the first hour I was hooked. Now I'm watching the BBC show!

The Narrator

It's all about the narrator - Ben Miles nails it. Bravo and thanks Ben!

entertaining

I had to take the book out from the library to keep all the characters straightand understand their historical significance. However the narrator did a nice job changing his voice so most of the time I knew who was speaking.

Great book, beautifully read.

The language and style of the author, and the importance of dialogue, favored reading aloud. The experience was superb.

Very Informative Overlayed With An Exceptional Story

It’s no wonder this book won the Man Booker Prize.

Very Informative Overlayed With An Exceptional Story

Brilliant

This is a wonderfully told story full of great dialogue and attention to historical detail. The narration was outstanding. It deserves 10 stars.

worth it.

Historical, informative, but with subtle, powerful personal portrayals. fascinating presentation or ode to Cromwell.