The Mirror and the Light - Longlisted for Booker Prize 2020 Cornelius Medvei There would be others

There would be others

'Theatre of Marvels is a compelling

And the last man sent to expose them was silenced before his report could reach London

written by an author whose empathy can make you weep and smile

lost in a brave new literary world where his books are hyped by Swiss-owned conglomerates

The Mirror and the Light - Longlisted for Booker Prize 2020 Cornelius Medvei There would be othersIf you cannot speak truth at a beheading, when can you speak it? England, May 1536. Anne Boleyn is dead, decapitated in the space of a heartbeat by a hired French executioner. As her remains are bundled into oblivion, Thomas Cromwell breakfasts with the victors. The blacksmiths son from Putney emerges from the springs bloodbath to continue his climb to power and wealth, while his formidable master, Henry VIII, settles to short lived happiness with his