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Hilary Mantel

Hilary Mantel was an English author known for her historical and literary fiction, particularly the Thomas Cromwell/Wolf Hall Trilogy. She initially studied law at the London School of Economics but later transferred to the University of Sheffield, where she earned a Bachelor of Jurisprudence. After marrying geologist Gerald McEwen, she lived in Botswana and Saudi Arabia. Upon her return to England, she worked as a film critic for The Spectator while writing her early novels. Hilary received numerous awards, including the Man Booker Prize, Walter Scott Prize, and Costa Novel Prize. She passed away in September 2022.

Hilary Mantel became a published novelist in 1985 with the novel Every Day is Mother's Day. Below is a list of Hilary Mantel's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Axon Family Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Every Day is Mother's Day (1985) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Vacant Possession (1986) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Thomas Cromwell Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Wolf Hall (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Bring Up the Bodies (2012) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Mirror and the Light (2020) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Eight Months on Ghazzah Street (1988) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Fludd (1989) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Place of Greater Safety (1992) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Change of Climate (1994) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
An Experiment in Love (1995) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Giant, O'Brien (1998) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Beyond Black (2005) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
How Shall I Know You? (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The School of English (2015) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Learning to Talk (2003) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Mantel Pieces (2020) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Giving Up the Ghost (2003) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Memoir of My Former Self: A Life in Writing (2023) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of The BBC National Short Story Award Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The BBC National Short Story Award 2010 (By: Helen Oyeyemi,David Constantine,Sarah Hall,Aminatta Forna,Jon McGregor) (2010) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
BBC National Short Story Award 2016 (With: Claire-Louise Bennett,Lavinia Greenlaw,Tahmima Anam,Jenni Murray,K.J. Orr) (2016) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Best European Fiction 2011 (2010) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
By the Book (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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