The Derbyshire author, who wrote the best-selling Wolf Hall trilogy, has died aged 70
Dame Hilary Mantel, author of the best-selling Wolf Hall trilogy, has died aged 70, her publisher has confirmed.
"This is a devastating loss and we can only be grateful she left us with such a magnificent body of work." She said it was her aim to put the reader in "that time and that place, putting you into Henry's entourage".
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