Dame Hilary Mary Mantel DBE FRSL (/ mænˈtɛl / man-TEL; [4] born Thompson; 6 July 1952 – 22 September 2022) was a British writer whose work includes historical fiction, personal memoirs …

Hilary Mantel was an English writer known for her bleakly comic, socially probing novels set in a wide range of contemporary and historical milieus. Her most notable work was a trilogy about …

Sep 23, 2022 · Dame Hilary Mantel, author of the best-selling Wolf Hall trilogy, has died aged 70, her publisher has confirmed. She won the Booker Prize twice, for 2009's Wolf Hall, the first in …

Dec 25, 2025 · See Hilary Mantel's books in order, with brief summaries, series background, and reading order tips for her historical novels, memoirs, essays, and short story collections.

British writer Dame Hilary Mantel was brought up in Derbyshire and Cheshire. She graduated in law from the University of Sheffield and later spent several years living in Jeddah and Botswana.

Sep 23, 2022 · Ms. Mantel, the author of 17 books, twice won Britain’s Booker Prize, for “Wolf Hall” and “Bring Up the Bodies,” both of which sold millions of copies. She was longlisted for …

Hilary Mantel was the author of the bestselling novel Wolf Hall and its sequel, Bring Up the Bodies, which both won the Booker Prize. The final novel of the Wolf Hall trilogy, The Mirror & …

Hilary Mantel's powerful writing, historical insights, and exploration of complex female characters have captivated readers worldwide. Her trilogy on Thomas Cromwell, currently incomplete, is …

Hilary Mary Mantel CBE, née Thompson, was an English novelist, short story writer and critic. Her work, ranging in subject from personal memoir to historical fiction, has been short-listed for …

Sep 22, 2022 · Hilary Mantel was the bestselling author of many novels including Wolf Hall, which won the Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction.