Thomas Cromwell 1-3

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Copyright © 2012 by Hilary Mantel

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Mantel, Hilary, 1952-

Bring up the bodies: a novel / Hilary Mantel.—1

p. cm.

“A John Macrae book.”

Sequel to: Wolf Hall.

ISBN: 978-1-4299-4765-7

1. Cromwell, Thomas, Earl of Essex, 1485?-1540--Fiction. 2. Great Britain--History--Henry VIII, 1509-1547--Fiction. I. Title.

PR6063.A438B75 2012

823’.914--dc23

2012006335

Originally published in the U.K. in 2012 by Fourth Estate

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.