Dame Hilary Mantel

OBITUARY DAME HILARY MANTEL

Booker Prize-winning novelist passed away ‘suddenly yet peacefully’

The acclaimed author, celebrated for her Wolf Hall trilogy, has died at the age of 70. Hilary Mantel broke records as the fi rst woman to win the Booker Prize twice and the fi rst author to win with a sequel – ‘Bring Up the Bodies’.

In a statement Mantel’s publisher, 4th Estate Books, said: “We are heartbroken at the death of our beloved author, Dame Hilary Mantel, and our thoughts are with her friends and family, especially her husband, Gerald. Th is is a devastating loss and we can only be grateful she left us with such a magnifi cent body of work.”

Charlie Redmayne, the CEO of her publisher HarperCollins said: “Th is is terrible, tragic news and we are fi lled with sorrow for Hilary’s family and friends, especially her devoted husband Gerald.

“We are so proud that 4th Estate and HarperCollins were Hilary’s publisher, and for such a peerless body of work. “A writer to the core, Hilary was one of the greatest of her generation – a serious, fearless novelist with huge empathy for her subjects. Who else could have brought Th omas Cromwell, Henry VIII and the huge cast of Th e Wolf Hall Trilogy to life with such insight, frailty and humanity but her?

“We will all miss Hilary’s company, her wisdom, her humour, and treasure her incredible literary legacy – she will be read as long as people are still reading.” RIP

This is a devastating loss and we can only be grateful she left us with such a magnifi cent body of work