Reviews
"Mantel's writing is so exact and brilliant that, in itself, it seems an act of survival, even redemption."--Joan Acocella, "The New Yorker" "More people really need to get with the concept that Mantel is one of the best writers in England." --Zadie Smith, author of "On Beauty" "Brilliant, edgy historical fiction that captures the whiplash flux of the French Revolution with crisp immediacy on the page."--"The Seattle Times" "An epic of extraordinary detail and depth . . . [it] moves beyond the realm of an absorbing yarn into the arena of a literary masterpiece."--"Booklist", "Mantel's writing is so exact and brilliant that, in itself, it seems an act of survival, even redemption."--Joan Acocella, The New Yorker "More people really need to get with the concept that Mantel is one of the best writers in England." --Zadie Smith, author of On Beauty "Brilliant, edgy historical fiction that captures the whiplash flux of the French Revolution with crisp immediacy on the page."-- The Seattle Times "An epic of extraordinary detail and depth . . . [it] moves beyond the realm of an absorbing yarn into the arena of a literary masterpiece."-- Booklist, Brilliant, edgy historical fiction that captures the whiplash flux of the French Revolution with crisp immediacy on the page., An epic of extraordinary detail and depth . . . [it] moves beyond the realm of an absorbing yarn into the arena of a literary masterpiece., Mantel's writing is so exact and brilliant that, in itself, it seems an act of survival, even redemption., "Mantel's writing is so exact and brilliant that, in itself, it seems an act of survival, even redemption." -- Joan Acocella, The New Yorker "More people really need to get with the concept that Mantel is one of the best writers in England." -- Zadie Smith, author of On Beauty "Brilliant, edgy historical fiction that captures the whiplash flux of the French Revolution with crisp immediacy on the page." -- The Seattle Times "An epic of extraordinary detail and depth . . . [it] moves beyond the realm of an absorbing yarn into the arena of a literary masterpiece." -- Booklist, "Brilliant, edgy historical fiction that catches the jittery, violent flux of the French Revolution."--Michael Upchurch, "Chicago Tribune"Riveting historical novel"--"The New Yorker, "Mantel's writing is so exact and brilliant that, in itself, it seems an act of survival, even redemption."--Joan Acocella, The New Yorker "More people really need to get with the concept that Mantel is one of the best writers in England." --Zadie Smith, author of On Beauty "Brilliant, edgy historical fiction that captures the whiplash flux of the French Revolution with crisp immediacy on the page."-- The Seattle Times "An epic of extraordinary detail and depth . . . [it] moves beyond the realm of an absorbing yarn into the arena of a literary masterpiece."-- Booklist, "Mantel's writing is so exact and brilliant that, in itself, it seems an act of survival, even redemption."--Joan Acocella, The New Yorker "More people really need to get with the concept that Mantel is one of the best writers in England." --Zadie Smith, author of On Beauty "Brilliant, edgy historical fiction that captures the whiplash flux of the French Revolution with crisp immediacy on the page."--The Seattle Times "An epic of extraordinary detail and depth . . . [it] moves beyond the realm of an absorbing yarn into the arena of a literary masterpiece."--Booklist, "Mantel's writing is so exact and brilliant that, in itself, it seems an act of survival, even redemption."--Joan Acocella,The New Yorker "More people really need to get with the concept that Mantel is one of the best writers in England." --Zadie Smith, author ofOn Beauty "Brilliant, edgy historical fiction that captures the whiplash flux of the French Revolution with crisp immediacy on the page."--The Seattle Times "An epic of extraordinary detail and depth . . . [it] moves beyond the realm of an absorbing yarn into the arena of a literary masterpiece."--Booklist