Author | Hilary Mantel |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Series | Thomas Cromwell trilogy |
Genre | Historical fiction |
Publisher | Fourth Estate (UK)/ Henry Holt and Co. (US) |
Publication date | c. 2015 |
Media type | Print (hardback) |
ISBN | 978-0007315093 |
Preceded by | Bring Up the Bodies |
The Mirror and the Light is an upcoming historical novel by Hilary Mantel, the final part of a planned trilogy charting the rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell, the powerful minister in the court of King Henry VIII. [1][2]
The Mirror and the Light is expected to cover the last six years of Cromwell's life, from the execution of Anne Boleyn (1534) to Cromwell's execution (1540). Events during this period include: