Mantel Pieces: Royal Bodies and Other Writing from the London Review of Books
Categories: Literature & Fiction
Mantel Pieces gathers essays, reviews and memoir pieces Hilary Mantel wrote for the London Review of Books over three decades. The collection ranges across history, royalty, religion, the body and writing, with pieces on Tudor England, the French Revolution, Princess Diana, Kate Middleton and her own illness and childhood. It shows the wit and sharp judgment of the author of the Wolf Hall trilogy, and it was published in 2020.
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- John Green: “I think essay collections make a great gift Like, I love The Source of Self-Regard and Hilary Mantel’s Mantel Pieces The title is by far the worst thing about the book. The book itself is incredible.”