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Hilary Mantel

1952–2022

1 series 4 books in order 1 standalone book

Dame Hilary Mantel (1952-2022) was a British writer whose work includes historical fiction, personal memoirs and short stories. Her first published novel, Every Day Is Mother's Day, was released in 1985, and she went on to write twelve novels, two collections of short stories, a memoir, and numerous articles and opinion pieces. She won the Man Booker Prize twice, for Wolf Hall and its sequel Bring Up the Bodies, which together with The Mirror and the Light form her Wolf Hall trilogy. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)

Born
1952
Known for
Wolf Hall

Series by Hilary Mantel

Wolf Hall

3 books in order · 2009–2020

Standalone books

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How many books has Hilary Mantel written?

We list 4 books by Hilary Mantel across 1 series, published between 2009–2020 — each shown in full reading order.

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