Dame Hilary Mary Mantel DBE FRSL 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. She went … See more

Hilary Mary Thompson was born on 6 July 1952 in Glossop, Derbyshire, the eldest of three children, with two younger brothers, and raised as a Roman Catholic in the mill village See more

Mantel married Gerald McEwen in 1973. They divorced in 1981 but remarried in 1982. McEwen gave up geology to manage his wife's business. They lived in Budleigh Salterton, Devon.
During her twenties, Mantel had a debilitating and … See more

Literary prizes
• 1987 The Spectator''s Shiva Naipaul Prize for travel writing for Last Morning in Al Hamra See more

Mantel's first novel, Every Day Is Mother's Day, was published in 1985, and its sequel, Vacant Possession, a year later. After returning to … See more

During her university years, Mantel identified as a socialist, and was a member of the Young Communist League.
Comments on royalty
In a 2013 speech on media and royal women at the See more

Novels
• —— (1988). Eight Months on Ghazzah Street. Viking Press. ISBN 9780805052039.
• —— … See more