![]() "Emails from Hilary were sprinkled with bon mots and jokes as she observed the world with relish and pounced on the lazy or absurd and nailed cruelty and prejudice. "She will be remembered for her enormous generosity to other budding writers, her capacity to electrify a live audience, and the huge array of her journalism and criticism, producing some of the finest commentary on issues and books," Hamilton continued. Her wit, stylistic daring, creative ambition, and phenomenal historical insight mark her out as one of the greatest novelists of our time." "It has been the greatest privilege to work with her through the whole of her career, and to see all the elements that made her unique come together spectacularly in The Wolf Hall Trilogy. "I first met Hilary in 1984 after she sent in the manuscript of Every Day Is Mother's Day," Bill Hamilton, Mantel's agent at A.M. ![]() ![]() Mantel's publisher, Fourth Estate, confirmed the news Friday, accompanied by sentiments from those who worked with her professionally. Dame Hilary Mantel, the acclaimed award-winning author behind the Wolf Hall trilogy, died suddenly on Thursday surrounded by friends and family. ![]()
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