Hilary Mantel

Hilary Mantel was an English author of historical fiction and literary fiction novels. She wrote the Thomas Cromwell/Wolf Hall Trilogy. Hilary studied law at the London School of Economics, but transferred to the University of Sheffield where she graduated as Bachelor of Jurisprudence. After marrying geologist Gerald McEwen, she lived in Botswana and then Saudi Arabia. Upon returning to England, she became a film critic for The Spectator while she wrote her early novels. Hilary had won several awards, including (but not limited to) the Man Booker Prize, Walter Scott Prize and the Costa Novel Prize. Hilary passed in September 2022. Hilary Mantel became a published author in 1985 with the novel Every Day is Mother’s Day. She followed it up the following year with the sequel Vacant Possession. Below is a list of Hilary Mantel’s books in order of when they were originally released: