In this clip, Krishnan Guru-Murthy interviews Hilary Mantel in the wake of her 2012 Booker Prize win for Bringing Up the Bodies. She discusses whether her handling of Thomas Cromwell is too sympathetic and considers the differences between the first two volumes of the trilogy. … Continue reading Hilary Mantel – interview with Channel 4 News
Prior to this week’s BookTalk, Hilary Mantel introduces The Mirror and The Light, the latest and final volume in her Thomas Cromwell trilogy. Here she discusses writing historical fiction and reads an extract from the opening of the novel. Book your place here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cardiff-booktalk-hilary-mantel-registration-125345332263
12 May, 7:30pm (please note later start time) Book tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cardiff-booktalk-hilary-mantel-registration-125345332263 ‘This book has been the greatest challenge of my writing life, and the most rewarding; I hope and trust my readers will find it has been worth the wait.’ – Hilary Mantel The … Continue reading Hilary Mantel’s The Mirror and the Light
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