Damn, I hadn't heard Hilary Mantel had died. That's a real loss, she is one of the greats. Interesting, in the article, how she connects her religious childhood

Damn, I hadn't heard Hilary Mantel had died. That's a real loss, she is one of the greats. Interesting, in the article, how she connects her religious childhood to her work bringing historical figures to life. It makes it seem almost inevitable she would become a historical writer.