MANTEL, Hilary.

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Wolf Hall; Bring Up the Bodies; The Mirror & The Light. First editions, each signed by the author, Wolf Hall inscribed by Mantel with a line from the work: "'Once, in the days of time immemorial...' Hilary Mantel, 10.vi.09". The second work is signed and dated 14 August 2012, and the final work is signed on the publisher's limitation leaf.Mantel's complete trilogy on the rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell in Henry VIII's court both made her reputation and rehabilitated that of its historical protagonist, by presenting Cromwell "as a brilliant and revolutionary strategist... Enraptured critics said [Mantel] had presented the historical novel as high literature, portraying her subjects not as cardboard characters from centuries past but as real people of contradictions and psychological complexity, relatable in any age" (Marshall & Alter).The first two instalments won the Man Booker prize, making Mantel the first woman to receive the award twice. The full series was adapted for television in 2015 and 2024, starring Mark Rylance, Claire Foy, and Damian Lewis.

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