Hilary Mary (Mantel) McEwen DBE FRSL (1952 - 2022)

Born 6 Jul 1952 in Glossop, Derbyshire, England

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British writer of historical fiction, novels, personal memoirs, and short stories

Biography

Hilary (Mantel) McEwen DBE FRSL is Notable.

Hilary Mantel (born Hilary Mary Thompson) was born on 6 July 1952 in Derbyshire, England, to Henry and Margaret (Foster) Thompson. ^[1] Her parents separated, and her mother, Margaret, together with the children, began living with Jack Mantel. Hilary changed her name by deed poll to Mantel.

Mantel attended convent schools (she was raised a Catholic) before attending the London School of Economics to read Law. She continued her studies at the University of Sheffield.

She married Gerald McEwen in 1973; the marriage was registered in the Jul-Aug-Sep quarter of 1972 in the N.E.Cheshire district.^[2]

Ms. Mantel died in September 2022 from complications of a stroke.

Bibliography

• Novels
  • Every Day is Mother's Day series:
    • Every Day is Mother's Day: Chatto & Windus, 1985
    • Vacant Possession: Chatto & Windus, 1986
  • Eight Months on Ghazzah Street: Viking Press, 1988
  • Fludd: Viking Press, 1989
  • A Place of Greater Safety: Viking Press, 1992
  • A Change of Climate: Viking Press, 1994
  • An Experiment in Love: Viking Press, 1995
  • The Giant, O'Brien: Fourth Estate, 1998
  • Beyond Black: Fourth Estate, 2005
  • Thomas Cromwell series:
    • Wolf Hall: Fourth Estate, 2009
    • Bring Up the Bodies: Fourth Estate, 2012
    • The Mirror & the Light: Fourth Estate, 5 March 2020
• Short story collections
  • Learning to Talk (Fourth Estate, 2003)
    • "King Billy Is a Gentleman"
    • "Destroyed"
    • "Curved is the Line of Beauty"
    • "Learning to Talk"
    • "Third Floor Rising"
    • "The Clean Slate"
  • The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher (Fourth Estate, 2014)
    • "Sorry to Disturb"
    • "Comma"
    • "The Long QT"
    • "Winter Break"
    • "Harley Street"
    • "Offences Against the Person"
    • "How Shall I Know You?"
    • "The Heart Fails Without Warning"
    • "Terminus"
    • "The English School"
    • "The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher"
• Memoir
  • Giving Up the Ghost (Fourth Estate, 2003)

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales Birth Index"
   FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 29 September 2022)
   Thompson, Hilary M. (Mother's maiden name: Foster).
   GRO Reference: 1952 Jul-Aug-Sep in Glossop Volume 10a Page 1009.
2. ↑ Marriage Registration: "England & Wales Marriage Index"
   FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 23 September 2022)
   Mantel, Hilary M.
   GRO Reference: 1972 Jul-Aug-Sep in N.e.cheshire Volume 10a Page 1420.

See Also: Wikipedia: Hilary_Mantel