<Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Bring Up the Bodies </Td> </Tr> <P> The Mirror and the Light is an upcoming historical novel by Hilary Mantel, the final part of a planned trilogy (including Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies) charting the rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell, the powerful minister in the court of King Henry VIII . </P> <P> The Mirror and the Light is expected to cover the last four years of Cromwell's life, from the execution of Anne Boleyn (1536) to Cromwell's execution (1540). </P> <P> In July 2017 The Guardian reported that "The book may not appear until 2019, said Mantel, who denied that her failure to finish the novel to schedule was a sign of reluctance to write about Cromwell's execution in July 1540 ." </P>

When will the mirror and the light be published