Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel

Following on from Wolf Hall, this continues the story of Thomas Cromwell, the most powerful man in the kingdom after Henry VIII. It’s a great read, involving and well researched, and very human. I have become quite interested in Cromwell now and would actually like to read something serious about him, because I get so absorbed in the story with these historical fiction novels that I cross the line all the time and believe it all!