The much-anticipated sequel to Mantel's Man Booker-winning novel }Wolf Hall{, this continues the life of Thomas Cromwell. As Henry VIII falls in love with the silent, plain Jane Seymour at Wolf Hall, Cromwell sees what's at stake: not just the king's pleasure, but the safety of the nation. Explores one of the most mystifying and frightening episodes in English history, the destruction of Anne Boleyn. }Wolf Hall{ is the most successful Booker winner since records began, selling 300,000 copies in paperback in the UK alone, and Mantel has revealed that there will be a 3rd book in this series.