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 … 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 … 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 … See more

During her university years, Mantel identified as a socialist, and was a member of the Young Communist League.
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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 England, she became the film critic of The Spectator, a position she held from 1987 to 1991, and a reviewer for a … See more

Novels
• "Every Day Is Mother's Day" series:
• Eight Months on Ghazzah Street: Viking Press, 1988 ( See more