RIP Hilary Mantel

[selectivememory]

Couldn't think of a funny death pun on her name.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63007307

I've only read her Cromwell trilogy, but it is magnificent. Will have to read more of her stuff. Any recommendations?

[Joe Qunt]

Put her up on the mantel now, in an urn.

[C_Larence]

I always got confused between her and the shoulder pad woman on Dragon's Den, until she died earlier in the year and I thought of the handy mnemonic "If a live one you want, hell, pick Hilary Mantel. A dead one you say? Choose Hilary Devey". Now I'm back to square one.

[king_tubby]

Beyond Black is a rewarding yet difficult read. I saw her give a talk about ten years ago, she was brilliantly odd.

She will be remembered also for annoying so many ghastly people with her Kate Middleton essay.

https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v35/n04/hilary-mantel/royal-bodies

[the science eel]

Couldn't think of a funny death pun on her name.

Good! Maybe that means we could sto..

Put her up on the mantel now, in an urn.

ah.

[Claude the Racecar Driving Rockstar Super Sleuth]

Mantel Peace.

(sorry)

[Mr Vegetables]

Dismantled

[popcorn]

Beyond Black is a rewarding yet difficult read.

I absolutely loved Beyond Black. I don't remember it being that difficult (unless you mean in terms of subject matter) — I thought it was funny and hip and interesting and "contemporary" in the best possible way (what do I mean by that? I don't know).

Couldn't get into the historical stuff as I'm far too fucking dim.

[selectivememory]

Cheers, will look up Beyond Black. I remember in the last thread about her, someone recommended her French Revolution novel A Place of Greater Safety, which I've got on my ereader but never got around to starting.

[king_tubby]

unless you mean in terms of subject matter

Yeah, it was relentlessly grim!

[idunnosomename]

Yeah sad shock this, but she had had quite a few health issues in her life that may have contributed to her stroke. Very original approach to writing that made her stand out immensely.

Mantel Peace.

(sorry)

see that ones quite sweet, pun haters

[Mister Six]

I saw Beyond Black in a second hand bookstore ages back and keep kicking myself for not picking it up. Will make an effort to do so now.

[Mobius]

Gutted :( I love Wolf Hall, so much.. and she seemed lovely in interviews.

[Lisa Jesusandmarychain]

" An Experiment In Love" and " A Change Of Climate" are two of her best novels, will have to give " Beyond Black" a go, it sounds intriguing. Havenae read any of her history based books, mind, but a great writer, as somebody said up there^ a " brilliantly odd" person and a top Veronica Cartwright lookalike. Gone too soon.

[touchingcloth]

I always got confused between her and the shoulder pad woman on Dragon's Den, until she died earlier in the year and I thought of the handy mnemonic "If a live one you want, hell, pick Hilary Mantel. A dead one you say? Choose Hilary Devey". Now I'm back to square one.

For Cromwell, it's Mantel. Shoulders puffy, that's Devey.

[selectivememory]

Reading Beyond Black at the moment and I'm really loving it. Is a bit grim though. Going to also check out the ones Lisa mentioned at some point.

[purlieu]

Beyond Black is definitely heavy going at times. Good stuff, though.

My favourite non-Cromwells are A Place of Greater Safety, Every Day is Mother's Day and Fludd, all five star books for me.

Was pretty shocked and saddened to hear of her death. Was eagerly awaiting the next book as there are only a couple I've not read now.