Dr Tracy Borman has crafted an exceptional and compelling biography about one of the Tudor age's most complex and controversial figures. With expert insights based on a wealth of research, and riveting detail, she has brought Thomas Cromwell to life as never before. * Alison Weir * This deeply researched and grippingly written biography brings Cromwell to life and exposes the Henrician court in all its brutal, glittering splendour. -- Kate Williams * Independent * Tracy Borman tells us succinctly in 400 pages what we need to know about the man who rose to be the king's highest adviser ... a very good book. * The Times * Tracy Borman's study makes clear his achievements, both admirable and despicable ... Borman has read an impressively wide range of modern historical literature on Cromwell. * Guardian * Borman's is a highly readable account, and will add to the debate surrounding this ultimately elusive character. * Financial Times * Elegant...her prose, as ever, glides beautifully along. * Sunday Times * An engaging biography. * Evening Standard * Borman writes admirably; her prose trips along merrily and is full of intriguing titbits. * New Statesman * An excellent and readable biography. * The Tribune * A real and vital portrait, deftly drawn. * Mail on Sunday * Borman combines a mastery of historical detail with past-pace and an accessible style. She doesn't forget that she is dealing with human beings, with their fallibilities and petty motivations, and rather than see him as a man for whom things got out of control, as Mantel does, views him instead as a master of control. * Independent on Sunday * An intelligent, sympathetic and well-researched biography. * Wall Street Journal *