Holbein's Sir Thomas More

by Hilary Mantel

First published 2018

In the glittering Tudor court, Sir Thomas More navigates a treacherous path, his principles clashing with the ambitions of the powerful. As he refuses to bend to the king's demands, More finds himself ensnared in a high-stakes game where the stakes are life and death. Hilary Mantel's masterful novel brings this Renaissance figure to vivid life, revealing the human drama behind the historical icon.

Genres: literary-fiction, historical-fiction, biography-memoir, 21st-century

Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking

Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, high-stakes

Setting: Tudor Court

Period: Renaissance

56 pages · Hardcover · GILES

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