The Mirror & the LightThe Mirror & the Light

England, May 1536. Thomas Cromwell, the blacksmith's son from Putney, continues his climb to power and wealth. Hilary Mantel brings to a triumphant close the trilogy she began with "Wolf Hall" and "Bring Up the Bodies." She traces the final years of Thomas Cromwell, the boy from nowhere who climbs to the heights of power, offering a defining portrait of predator and prey, of a ferocious contest between present and past, between royal will and a common man's vision: of a modern nation making itself through conflict, passion and courage.