![]() ![]() Nigel Nelson * Tribune * Chosen as one of Antonia Fraser's Books of the Year. Hilary Mantel may gobble up the big literary prizes for her explorations of the complex mind of Shardlake's old boss, Thomas Cromwell, but when it comes to recreating the authentic atmosphere of 500 years ago Sansom wins hands down. Sansom's skill as a writer, coupled with his exhaustive research, makes readers feel as if they are living in the period he is writing about. Every book is a delight, and each one that little bit better than the last. * Daily Telegraph * This, the sixth of CJ Sansom's Shardlake novels, unsurprisingly went straight to the top of the bestseller list as soon as it was published. In a crowded Tudor field, this novel finds Sansom again at the top of his game. Peter Kemp * Sunday Times * Packed with accurate and atmospheric historical detail. ![]() Lamentation is sure to give Sansom's many fans further cause for jubilation. ![]() The threads of Sansom's plot are skilfully woven together with real and riveting history - Antonia Senior * The Times * Highly intelligent historical fiction and a guaranteed chart-topper * Daily Express * Sansom's inventive Tudor fiction sequence combines a scholarly intelligence with the suspense and surprises of the detective genre. Sansom cleverly keeps the king just off stage for most of the novel but we can sense his monstrously obese and malevolent presence lurking in the shadows. ![]()
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