Author Dame Hilary Mantel has died 'suddenly yet peacefully' at the age of 70
By Cameron Kerr
HarperCollins said: "It is with great sadness that AM Heath and HarperCollins announce that bestselling author Dame Hilary Mantel DBE died suddenly yet peacefully yesterday, surrounded by close family"Hilary Mantel was one of the greatest English novelists of this century and her beloved works are considered modern classics. She will be greatly missed."
Dame Mantel won two booker prizes, one for Wolf Hall and another for its sequel: Bring Up the Bodies. The conclusion to the Wolf Hall Trilogy - The Mirror & the Light - was published in 2020 to critical acclaim.
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