4 ms·The books by Hillary Mantel that it's based on are even better (2 Booker prizes).by jsmith99 8y agoThe books by Hillary Mantel that it's based on are even better (2 Booker prizes).arethuza 8y agoHer novel A Place of Greater Safety about the French Revolution is also really good.sherr 8y agoI like Mantel too but I thought this novel (her first I think) was too long. Better in my mind are "Beyond Black" and "A Year in Ghazzah Street".