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| Peace through superior firepower  |
Historical fiction about Cromwell The wife is on a voracious reading jag and I am trying to find books to challenge her more than the usual book of the month club fare. Wolf Hall is first in a trilogy, followed by Bring Up the Bodies and The Mirror & The Light. | ||
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I loved all of them. I was so sad when she died that there would be no more books. My mom was a history teacher and we both are English history nuts. Wolf Hall was exceptional. | |||
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| Little ray of sunshine  |
The adaptation on PBS was very good, too. The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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Really astounding piece of work by Hilary Mantel. I can't imagine your wife being disappointed if she decides to read these. | |||
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I gave them to my wife when I was done with them.  She loved them.
Great performance by Mark Rylance. Harshest Dream, Reality | |||
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Saw the PBS production. Now I'll have to add it to my reading list. | |||
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| Peace through superior firepower |
Thank you Also, I found this: Wolf Hall Companion Any writer can be inscrutable, but it is a great compliment to an author to have books written by others to explain their work; Cormac McCarthy received this honor. James Joyce, Joseph Conrad, William Styron. While it's my understanding that Mantel can be a tough read, I guess this book is more of an historical primer, and that's good. I want to challenge my wife in her reading choices, not frustrate her with the need to stop every few pages for pretentious analysis, a book in each hand. | |||
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JRR Tolkien has probably had the most compendiums (compendia?) written about his works. Harshest Dream, Reality | |||
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