![]() ![]() As the series (and this book in particular) progresses, you see the fine line between the kinds of ambition that create good in the world and the kinds of ambition that harms and destroys others. ![]() Ambitious - of course - conniving and power-hungry - maybe - but also a man who is incredibly smart, humane, and loyal to his friends and family. In contrast, Hilary Mantel portrays Cromwell as a complex human being. In most other books, movies, etc., I’ve heard that Thomas Cromwell is portrayed as a conniving, power-hungry, cynical man… borderline evil, in a cartoonish sort of way. So I am coming at this topic with very fresh eyes. I haven’t even read other books or watched movies about this period. Long story short: I loved this book as much as the first two.ĭisclaimer: Except for a few readings from Martin Luther in college, I know little about the Protestant Reformation and even less about this time in history. ![]() A few days ago, I finished The Mirror and The Light by Hilary Mantel, the third book in her trilogy about Thomas Cromwell in Tudor England. ![]()
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