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Hilary Mantel's novel Mirror and Light triumphantly completes the trilogy about Thomas Cromwell, a prominent statesman during the reign of King Henry VIII. The first two books of the trilogy - Wolf Hall and Bring the Bodies - won the prestigious Man Booker Prize, and the writer's new novel became a number one New York Times bestseller within hours of its publication in 2020 and was reprinted in 65 countries in just one year.

So: the last months of greatness for the son of a blacksmith from the town of Putney, who has risen to the heights of power and wealth solely through his sharp mind, insight and remarkable political intuition. Despite rebellions at home, plots of traitors abroad, and the threat of invasion testing Henry VIII's power, Cromwell sees England in the mirror of the future: the country is ripe for religious reform and decisive change. But in the fierce battle between the present and the past, between the royal will, the nobility and the common people, the question always remains: how long can a reformer whose life is entirely dependent on the cruel and capricious will of the ruler survive? It is in such a struggle that a powerful nation is born: through conflicts, clashes of passions, incredible energy of faith and boundless courage.