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Bring Up the Bodies
- The Wolf Hall Trilogy, Book 2
- Narrated by: Ben Miles
- Length: 16 hrs and 22 mins
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Summary
Listen to the exciting new rendition of Bring Up the Bodies, read by Ben Miles, who was personally cast by the author and played Thomas Cromwell in the Royal Shakespeare Company adaptation of Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies. With a historic win for Bring Up the Bodies, the second book in the gripping Thomas Cromwell Trilogy, Hilary Mantel becomes the first British author to be awarded two Man Booker Prizes.
Winner of the Man Booker Prize.
Winner of the Costa Book of the Year.
By 1535 Thomas Cromwell is chief minister to Henry VIII, his fortunes having risen with those of Anne Boleyn, the king’s new wife. But Anne has failed to give the king an heir, and Cromwell watches as Henry falls for plain Jane Seymour.
Cromwell must find a solution that will satisfy Henry, safeguard the nation and secure his own career. But neither minister nor king will emerge unscathed from the bloody theatre of Anne’s final days.
An astounding literary accomplishment, Bring Up the Bodies is the story of this most terrifying moment of history, by one of our greatest living novelists.
Critic reviews
"Simply exceptional.... I envy anyone who hasn’t yet read it." (Daily Mail)
"A gripping story of tumbling fury and terror." (Independent on Sunday)
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- Margaret Marshall
- 12-12-20
Excellent
Really enjoyed this book and it was well narrated. Hilary Mantel is genius. I have read a lot of books about the tudors but none better than this.
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- Andrea s.
- 13-04-22
Bring up the Bodies
Fabulous second book in the series on the life of Thomas Cromwell.
Here we see him level up on his past hurts and injustices.
Oh how I love this series written by Hilary Mantel (Although she is a Tory) Beautifully crafted, as ever, I look forward to revisiting the final book, this time on audible.
I cannot imagine a better suited Narrator. Ben Miles has added to this wonderful work of art, pure perfection, no other series on Audible will ever beat this.
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- A L RIGGE
- 03-03-22
fabulous
beautifully written and narrated, really brings the book and tudour existence to life in all its gory detail
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- Joy M.
- 18-02-23
Loved it
I did not find the narrator off putting at all and thought he brought real depth to the characters.
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- Anonymous User
- 18-12-22
Fabulous
Loved this, Ben Miles narration brought all the characters to life. I went straight to the next two books in the series when I finished and these are just as good.
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- David staniford
- 09-05-23
Brilliant
Loved it. One of the best historical stories I’ve listened too. Highly recommended. Can’t wait to listen to the 3rd book.
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- James G
- 26-03-24
Excellent
I’ve heard literally hundreds of audiobooks and this is the best. Incredible achievement. One to come back to every few years. I already had the others in my collection but had to get these new versions when I saw Ben miles was reading it. Money well spent
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- Steven lord
- 03-04-24
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A vivid and in-depth story brought alive by the performance off Ben miles truly spectacular
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- noname
- 25-09-21
cracking good listen
I can't recommend this highly enough. It captures a heady atmosphere of fear, intrigue, perfidy and brutality in equal measures.
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- Dedman
- 01-04-21
Brilliant
Beautifully read - perfect diction and a real sense of character. The book itself is compulsive listening. Mellifluous tones and amazing description- a mesmerising piece of incredible literature. Without a shadow of a doubt Hilary Mantel deserves to be a Booker prize winner for this book. I cannot recommend this book more highly. Enjoy.
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