December 2009 Indie Next List

“In Wolf Hall, Mantel offers a new view of the reign of Henry VIII: from inside the head of Thomas Cromwell, as he ponders ways to increase the size of Henry's exchequer and aid the king's efforts to get Anne Boleyn into his bed through the sanctity of marriage. Mantel exposes Cromwell's thoughts as he frets over his family, his friends, even his enemies. A brilliant novel that encapsulates the Tudor era in the lushest of evocative prose.”
— Kathy Ashton, The King's English, Salt Lake City, UT

Winter 2011 Reading Group List

“In Wolf Hall, Mantel offers a new view of the reign of Henry VIII from inside the head of Thomas Cromwell as he ponders ways to increase the size of Henry's exchequer and aid the king's efforts to get Anne Boleyn into his bed through the sanctity of marriage. Mantel exposes Cromwell's thoughts as he frets over his family, his friends, and even his enemies. This is a brilliant novel that encapsulates the Tudor era in the lush, evocative prose.”
— Kathy Ashton, The King's English, Salt Lake City, UT