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| + | |title=Bring up the Bodies | ||
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| + | Thomas Cromwell is now very far from his humble beginnings. He is Henry VIII's chief minister. Katherine of Aragorn is no longer Queen. The Princess Mary has been disinherited. Anne Boleyn wears the crown and has produced a daughter, Elizabeth. But there is no sign of a son and Henry is beginning to regret his secession from Rome. We pick up from [[Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel|Wolf Hall]] during the royal progress of 1535 and from there, we chart the destruction of the new Queen. | ||
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|title=Serving Victoria: Life in the Royal Household | |title=Serving Victoria: Life in the Royal Household | ||
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| + | Biographies old and new of Queen Victoria, her husband and her children are plentiful enough. The vast majority of them are based to some extent on the diaries, memoirs and biographies of some of the most important figures who served her, and Kate Hubbard has put these as well as supplementary archive papers to good use in presenting a thoroughly engrossing account of the royal household throughout the Queen’s lengthy reign. I might almost say ‘lively’, though that could be an exaggeration. The court of Victoria may have been homely after a fashion, but for the most part it was hardly lively. | ||
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0701183683</amazonuk> | |amazonuk=<amazonuk>0701183683</amazonuk> | ||
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Revision as of 14:20, 10 May 2018
Overall Winner
Novel Award
Category Winner
Other Books on the Shortlist
First Novel Award
Category Winner
Other Books on the Shortlist
The Notable Brain of Maximilian Ponder by J W Ironmonger
The Bellwether Revivals by Benjamin Wood
Biography Award
Category Winner
Other Books on the Shortlist
Poetry Award
We don't review poetry, but here's a list of the runners and riders:
Category Winner
The Overhaul by Kathleen Jamie
Other Books on the Shortlist
Bee Journal by Sean Borrowdale
The World’s Two Smallest Humans by Julia Copus
People Who Like Meatballs by Selima Hill
Children's Book Award
Category Winner
Other Books on the Shortlist
