It starts where Wolf Hall leaves off, with Henry VIII now married to Anne Boleyn, and covers the years until her execution. After forcing the break with the Catholic church, her inability to give Henry a son makes him again question the validity of his marriage.
Told from the point of view of Thomas Cromwell, by now the King's closest confidante, it follows the extreme pressure he is under to remove all obstacles in the way of the King obtaining his new object of desire - Jane Seymour.
Scenes and characters from Wolf Hall echo through this book. It's as beautifully and poetically written, but now Cromwell has to be even more ruthless in service of the King.
I simply cannot wait for the third book in the series, where the downfall of Cromwell will be played out.
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