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Wolf Hall
- Narrated by: Simon Slater
- Length: 24 hrs and 15 mins
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Publisher's Summary
National Book Critics Circle, Fiction, 2010
Man Booker Prize, Fiction, 2009
Tudor England. Henry VIII is on the throne, but has no heir. Cardinal Wolsey is charged with securing his divorce. Into this atmosphere of distrust comes Thomas Cromwell - a man as ruthlessly ambitious in his wider politics as he is for himself. His reforming agenda is carried out in the grip of a self-interested parliament and a king who fluctuates between romantic passions and murderous rages.
Critic Reviews
"...as soon as I opened the book I was gripped. I read it almost non-stop. When I did have to put it down, I was full of regret the story was over, a regret I still feel. This is a wonderful and intelligently imagined retelling of a familiar tale from an unfamiliar angle - one that makes the drama unfolding nearly five centuries ago look new again, and shocking again, too. " ( The Times)
"The reader, Simon Slater, skilfully adopts contrasting voices and the narrative has an immediacy close to a dramatisation... Provocative, rewarding listening." (The Times)
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- Anonymous User
- 30-05-2021
Amazing narration.
Loved the narration, he made the book come alive. Didn’t want it to end. Loved it .
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- Glen
- 09-11-2018
Brilliant
One of the great books performed well. A delight. I enjoyed the audiobook version very much.
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- Keegan
- 31-08-2016
Amazing performance but the story is a little long
After visiting Hampton Court earlier this year I was inspired to get into this book.
Simon Slater sold the story for me! Amazing reading particularly in the way he injected life into the characters.
The story is a little long winded but it all is worth it for many golden moments. It sometimes becomes bogged down within itself but when the story develops the climax is well worth the long haul.
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- Anonymous User
- 25-03-2020
Fascinating recount of historical events
This is a very meaty book, and you'll need to chomp you're way through it...but its worth it. very detailed narrative.
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- andrew johnstone
- 21-01-2020
A Dissemination of The English Character.
Man Booker prize winning novel Wolf Hall is the first of the trilogy that charts the rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell, lawyer, statesman and chief minister of Henry V111.
A masterclass in writing and in a round about way, the concise guide to Brexit. What do I mean by this? Mantel explores what it is that makes the English who they are. The dissolution of Catholicism in England is exactly the same sort of carry-on as Brexit. Wolf Hall is filled with pithy insight.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-07-2021
Epic
Took time to work into it...turned into a classic that I will read again. Awesome
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- Drellar
- 19-10-2020
Loved every moment.
The writing is compelling, such a deep and thought provoking dive into a moment of history. Simon Slater's narration is simply brilliant.
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- Amazon Customer
- 28-05-2021
The narration is absolutely awful
The other reviews seem to be confusing- this book possibly exists in different narrations? The one I purchased is overreacted to an unimaginable degree. Just awful and impossible to listen to. I understand this could be necessary to distinguish between the numerous characters but it’s very off putting. I would prefer a more “monotonous “ narration that others seem to complain about.
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- Anonymous User
- 24-06-2023
Brilliant
My favourite period of history! Well narrated account, not withstanding fictional. I will go on to listen to the whole trilogy.
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- Katrina
- 21-04-2016
A fantastic listen
Would you listen to Wolf Hall again? Why?
I would listen to Wolf Hall again - I think the time period and characters in the book are fascinating and I loved listening to the story. I had to listen to the follow up immediately afterwards, as I missed hearing about the characters
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