The mirror & the light
Uitgeverij: | Harper Collins UK |
---|---|
Uitvoering: | Paperback |
Taal: | Engels |
Staat van het boek: | Licht beschadigd |
Aantal Pagina's: | 480 |
Afmetingen: | 129x198x59 |
Verschijningsdatum: | Mei 2021 |
EAN: | 9780007481002 |
Samenvatting
England, May 1536. Anne Boleyn is dead, decapitated in the space of a heartbeat by a hired French executioner. As her remains are bundled into oblivion, Thomas Cromwell breakfasts with the victors. The blacksmith's son from Putney emerges from the spring's bloodbath to continue his climb to power and wealth, while his formidable master, Henry VIII, settles to short-lived happiness with his third queen, before Jane dies giving birth to the male heir he most craves. Cromwell is a man with only his wits to re