We see the danger coming, but we can do nothing to avert it. We can't intervene because we're like powerless gods. it has a happy ending, Cromwell deserves it." One breathless reply to a tweet that featured a picture of the billboard read: "Oh my goodness, I hope. Those in the know recognized the cryptic quote as the very first words of Mantel's book, Wolf Hall - and knew it was the teaser for The Mirror & the Light. When a mysterious billboard featuring the Tudor rose of King Henry VIII and the quote, "So now get up" - appeared last year in London's Leicester Square - people went nuts. So The Mirror & the Light arrives amidst huge anticipation. Both won Man Booker prizes for their author - Mantel is the first woman and the first British author to boast a double win for the prestigious award.
The first book, Wolf Hall, and its sequel, Bring Up The Bodies, sold millions of copies, despite being doorstops - and were adapted into acclaimed stage and television dramas. Hilary Mantel's much-loved trilogy about King Henry VIII's powerful chief minister Thomas Cromwell comes to an end this week, with the publication of the third book in her series, The Mirror & the Light.
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