{"id":615,"date":"2022-02-08T09:54:09","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T09:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thequeensreadingroom.co.uk\/?post_type=authors&#038;p=615"},"modified":"2023-08-25T12:23:29","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T11:23:29","slug":"hilary-mantel","status":"publish","type":"authors","link":"https:\/\/thequeensreadingroom.co.uk\/authors\/hilary-mantel\/","title":{"rendered":"Hilary Mantel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block_aab86af4ace05e76b51b454edfaafe95\" class=\"wp-block-acf-author-intro \">\n    <div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\">\n        <div class=\"cell medium-6 author-intro__image\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thequeensreadingroom.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Hilary-Mantel-800x800-c-default.webp\" loading=\"lazy\">\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"cell medium-6 author-intro__content\">\n            <div class=\"quote\">\n                \n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"author-intro__interact\">\n                <div class=\"author-intro__socials\">\n                    <p>Share this page<\/p>\n                    <a target=\"newtab\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/thequeensreadingroom.co.uk\/authors\/hilary-mantel\/\" class=\"twitter\"><i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i><\/a>\n                    <a target=\"newtab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thequeensreadingroom.co.uk\/authors\/hilary-mantel\/\" class=\"facebook\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook-square\"><\/i><\/a>\n                    <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Reading Room Author Share&#038;body=Author: https:\/\/thequeensreadingroom.co.uk\/authors\/hilary-mantel\/\" class=\"mail\"><i class=\"far fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <section class=\"article-content\">\n                <div class=\"article-body\">\n                    <p>Hilary Mantel is a British author and a prolific writer. Her first book, <em>Every Day is Mother&#8217;s Day<\/em>, was published in 1985, shortly before her return to England after years spent living with her husband in Botswana and Saudi Arabia. Subsequently, she became a film critic for The Spectator (1987-1991) and a reviewer for papers and magazines in the UK and United States. Her books have been received with critical acclaim, and she was awarded the Booker Prize in 2009 for her novel <em>Wolf Hall<\/em> and in 2012 for the novel <em>Bring Up the Bodies<\/em>, becoming the first woman to receive the prestigious award twice.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"block_91165b92f76422188610f5501db6742a\" class=\"wp-block-acf-carousel \">\n    <div class=\"grid-container\">\n        <div class=\"grid-x\">\n            <div class=\"cell\">\n\n                \n                \n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"image-overlays\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"left\" src=\"\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"right\" src=\"\">\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"carousel-slider\" data-aos=\"fade-left\" data-aos-duration=\"2000\">\n\n                            \n                    <!-- Video popup here -->\n                                                                                    <!-- end -->\n\n                    <div class=\"single-item\">\n                        <div class=\"image\">\n                                                        \n                                                        <div class=\"image-container\">\n                                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/thequeensreadingroom.co.uk\/books\/the-mirror-the-light\/\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thequeensreadingroom.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Hilary-Mantel-The-Mirror-The-Light-400x400-c-default.webp\" alt=\"hilary-mantel-the-mirror-the-light\" loading=\"lazy\">\n                                    <\/a>\n                                                                                                                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"content-container\"><\/div>\n                                                    <p class=\"action\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n                        \n                                                                                <h5 class=\"title\">Hilary Mantel<\/h5>\n                                                    \n                                                    <h5 class=\"subtitle\">The Mirror &#038; The Light<\/h5>\n                                            <\/div>\n                \n                    <!-- Video popup here -->\n                                                                                    <!-- end -->\n\n                    <div class=\"single-item\">\n                        <div class=\"image\">\n                                                        \n                                                            <a class=\"play-btn video-play\" data-open=\"video-popup\" data-videoid=\"672349180\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"video__playbtn\" src=\"https:\/\/thequeensreadingroom.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/readingroom\/src\/assets\/images\/icons\/play-btn.svg\" loading=\"lazy\">\n                                <\/a>\n                                                        <div class=\"image-container\">\n                                                                                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thequeensreadingroom.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Hilary-Mantel-thumbnail-1-e1644490179444-400x400-c-default.webp\" alt=\"hilary-mantel-thumbnail-1\" loading=\"lazy\">\n                                                                                                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"content-container\"><\/div>\n                                                    <p class=\"action\">Watch<\/p>\n                        \n                                                                                <h5 class=\"title\">Hilary Mantel<\/h5>\n                                                    \n                                                    <h5 class=\"subtitle\">On Crafting Suspense<\/h5>\n                                            <\/div>\n                \n                    <!-- Video popup here -->\n                                                                                    <!-- end -->\n\n                    <div class=\"single-item\">\n                        <div class=\"image\">\n                                                        \n                                                        <div class=\"image-container\">\n                                                                                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thequeensreadingroom.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Cromwell-Portrait-Hans-Holbein-400x400-c-default.webp\" alt=\"cromwell-portrait-hans-holbein\" loading=\"lazy\">\n                                                                                                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"content-container\"><\/div>\n                                                    <p class=\"action\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n                        \n                                                                                <h5 class=\"title\">Thomas Cromwell<\/h5>\n                                                    \n                                                    <h5 class=\"subtitle\">Portrait by Hans Holbein<\/h5>\n                                            <\/div>\n                \n                    <!-- Video popup here -->\n                                                                                    <!-- end -->\n\n                    <div class=\"single-item\">\n                        <div class=\"image\">\n                                                        \n                                                        <div class=\"image-container\">\n                                                                                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thequeensreadingroom.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Hilary-Mantel-Quote-400x400-c-default.webp\" alt=\"hilary-mantel-quote\" loading=\"lazy\">\n                                                                                                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"content-container\"><\/div>\n                                                    <p class=\"action\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n                        \n                                                                                <h5 class=\"title\">Hilary Mantel<\/h5>\n                                                    \n                                                    <h5 class=\"subtitle\">On Writing The Mirror &#038; The Light<\/h5>\n                                            <\/div>\n                \n                    <!-- Video popup here -->\n                                                                                    <!-- end -->\n\n                    <div class=\"single-item\">\n                        <div class=\"image\">\n                                                        \n                                                            <a class=\"play-btn video-play\" data-open=\"video-popup\" data-videoid=\"672331793\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"video__playbtn\" src=\"https:\/\/thequeensreadingroom.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/readingroom\/src\/assets\/images\/icons\/play-btn.svg\" loading=\"lazy\">\n                                <\/a>\n                                                        <div class=\"image-container\">\n                                                                                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thequeensreadingroom.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Hilary-Mantel-thumbnail-2-e1644490159204-400x400-c-default.webp\" alt=\"hilary-mantel-thumbnail-2\" loading=\"lazy\">\n                                                                                                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"content-container\"><\/div>\n                                                    <p class=\"action\">Watch<\/p>\n                        \n                                                                                <h5 class=\"title\">Hilary Mantel<\/h5>\n                                                    \n                                                    <h5 class=\"subtitle\">On Building Up a World Picture<\/h5>\n                                            <\/div>\n                \n                    <!-- Video popup here -->\n                                                                                    <!-- end -->\n\n                    <div class=\"single-item\">\n                        <div class=\"image\">\n                                                        \n                                                        <div class=\"image-container\">\n                                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/thequeensreadingroom.co.uk\/books\/the-mirror-the-light\/\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thequeensreadingroom.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Hilary-Mantel-The-Mirror-The-Light-Spine-400x400-c-default.webp\" alt=\"hilary-mantel-the-mirror-the-light-spine\" loading=\"lazy\">\n                                    <\/a>\n                                                                                                                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"content-container\"><\/div>\n                                                    <p class=\"action\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n                        \n                                                                                <h5 class=\"title\">Hilary Mantel<\/h5>\n                                                    \n                                                    <h5 class=\"subtitle\">The Mirror &#038; 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The Light<\/h1>\n                <hr>\n                <p><p>This novel is the third and final instalment of the Thomas Cromwell trilogy, after <em>Wolf Hall<\/em> (2009) and <em>Bring Up the Bodies<\/em> (2012). The plot covers the last four years of Cromwell, minister at the court of Henry VIII, from the death of Anne Boleyn in 1536 to his public execution in 1540, detailing his fall from grace and inevitable demise with suspenseful pathos.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/thequeensreadingroom.co.uk\/books\/the-mirror-the-light\/\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"block_88d19d92c4b9f1b95c46152468ffd8f7\" class=\"wp-block-acf-custom-book-shelf \">\n\n    <div class=\"grid-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-x\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cell\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Other books by Hilary Mantel<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"grid-container book-listings\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"cell medium-12\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"reveal quick-view\" id=\"quick-view-book-wolf-hall\" data-reveal data-close-on-click=\"true\" data-reset-on-close=\"true\">\n    <div class=\"quick-book\">\n\n        <div class=\"book-image\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thequeensreadingroom.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Hilary-Mantel-Wolf-Hall.webp\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/thequeensreadingroom.co.uk\/books\/wolf-hall\/\">\n                <button class=\"read-more-btn\" type=\"button\">Read More<\/button>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"book-short\">\n            <h2>Wolf Hall<\/h2>\n            <h3>By Hilary Mantel<\/h3>\n\n\n           \n                                     <div class=\"book-short__chosen\">\n                    <span>\n                        Recommended by: Elizabeth Gilbert\n                    <\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"book-short__book_info\">\n                <strong>Publish Date: <\/strong>2009 <strong>Awards: <\/strong>2009 Man Booker Prize\n            <\/div>\n\n            \n            <div class=\"book-short__book_content\">\n                Hilary Mantel&#8217;s acclaimed masterpiece is the first instalment in the Wolf Hall trilogy, tracing the rise of Thomas Cromwell under the cruel and capricious Henry VIII. A shrewd and ambitious self-made man, Cromwell emerges as a powerful force within the&hellip;\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"close\">\n            <button class=\"close-button\" data-close type=\"button\">\n                <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"book-container\">\n    <div class=\"book\">\n        <a  data-open=\"quick-view-book-wolf-hall\" data-source=\"newsletter\" ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/thequeensreadingroom.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Hilary-Mantel-Wolf-Hall.webp\" alt=\"Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall\" loading=\"lazy\">\n            <div class=\"overlay\">\n                <div class=\"container\">\n                    <h3>Wolf Hall<\/h3>\n                    <p>by Hilary Mantel<\/p>\n                    <hr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t                                                    <div>\n                                <div class=\"more-btn\">Quick View<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"block_d559f9d31c80b75dfe1bc455ba8c903d\" class=\"wp-block-acf-custom-book-shelf \">\n\n    <div class=\"grid-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-x\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cell\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Author recommends<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"grid-container book-listings\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"cell medium-12\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"reveal quick-view\" id=\"quick-view-book-oh-happy-day\" data-reveal data-close-on-click=\"true\" data-reset-on-close=\"true\">\n    <div class=\"quick-book\">\n\n        <div class=\"book-image\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thequeensreadingroom.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Carmen-Callil-Oh-Happy-Day-Book-Cover.webp\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/thequeensreadingroom.co.uk\/books\/oh-happy-day\/\">\n                <button class=\"read-more-btn\" type=\"button\">Read More<\/button>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"book-short\">\n            <h2>Oh Happy Day<\/h2>\n            <h3>By Carmen Callil<\/h3>\n\n\n           \n                                     <div class=\"book-short__chosen\">\n                    <span>\n                        Recommended by: Hilary Mantel\n                    <\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"book-short__book_info\">\n                <strong>Publish Date:<\/strong>\u00a02020\n            <\/div>\n\n            \n            <div class=\"book-short__book_content\">\n                A compelling tale of &#8216;poverty, social injustice, Empire and migration&#8217;, the book tells the story of Carmen Callil&#8217;s family, tracing back their origins to the Midlands in the early 19th century. 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