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My first book was a historical novel. I started writing in 1974. In those days, historical novels meant ladies with swelling bosoms on the cover. Basically, it meant historical romance. It was not respectable as a genre.
Hilary Mantel
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Hilary Mantel
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: July 6
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My concern is less the monarchy as such than the attempt of a fading colonial power to hang onto grandeur.
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I can't think of any male politician who magnetizes love and hate - mainly hate - the way [Margaret Thatcher] did.
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The worship of Thomas More goes beyond Catholics.
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