Bring Up The Bodies by Hilary Mantel

Recipient of the 2012 Man Booker Prize, Bring Up the Bodies, sequel to Wolf Hall, delves deep into Tudor history. The downfall of Anne Boleyn is center stage as Henry's disappointment in her failure to produce a male heir and her bold personality cause a rift. With Thomas Cromwell at his side, Henry orchestrates Anne's ultimate demise amidst a tangled web of plots and schemes. Will Cromwell's alliance with the papist aristocracy be the key to defeating the Boleyns? Find out in Hilary Mantel's Bring Up the Bodies, named one of The New York Times' best books of 2012.