What I'm reading ...

I have started Bring Up The Bodies by Hilary Mantel. This is my next book club book. I am daunted. Here is the blurb:

The volatile Anne Boleyn is now Queen, her career seemingly entwined with that of Cromwell. The split from the Catholic Church has left England dangerously isolated, and Anne has failed to give the king an heir. And when the King begins to fall in love with self-effacing Jane Seymour, the ever-pragmatic Cromwell must negotiate within an increasingly perilous court to satisfy Henry, defend the nation and, above all, to secure his own rise in the world. Neither minister nor king will emerge unscathed from the bloody theatre of Anne’s final days.

Educated - by Tara Westover

A fascinating book that is a very good read. It depicts a world quite unknown to me. If it were fiction, I would probably say it was unrealistic and not plausible - but it is a factual account. Having said that, at times the author was doubting her own memory and sanity; this just served to make the story more intriguing. Overall, I was left rather shocked that such events could occur, but heartened that escape was possible.

My only reservation comes from my nosiness. I wanted to know what happened next. Did she ever see her parents again? Well, as it seems that they are still alive, that chapter cannot be written yet ...