Historical Fiction
Wolf Hall
The rise of Thomas Cromwell, a blacksmith's son, through the dangerous court of Henry VIII, told in intimate, present-tense prose.
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Four generations of a Korean family make their lives in Japan across the twentieth century, held together by stubborn love and quiet endurance.
- Themes
- FamilyMigrationIdentityClass
- Length
- 450+ pages
- Featured in
- On Memory & Loss
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