Tributes have come pouring in for the late Dame Hilary Mantel following the news that the writer has died at the age of 70.
Tributes have come pouring in for the late Dame Hilary Mantel following the news that the writer hasThe acclaimed novelist, who wrote novels including Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies, is said to have died ‘suddenly yet peacefully’ while surrounded by her close friends and family, HarperCollins announced.
Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister of Scotland, described Dame Hilary’s death as ‘such terribly sad news’. ‘Her brilliant Wolf Hall trilogy was the crowning achievement in an outstanding body of work. Rest in peace.’Barrister and TV personality Rob Rinder described her as a ‘writer of enduring gifts’, quoting one of her own pieces of writing as he said: ‘Hope takes you by the throat like a stranger, it makes your heart leap.’
‘Her wit, stylistic daring, creative ambition and phenomenal historical insight mark her out as one of the greatest novelists of our time,’ he said.