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Hilary Mantel: books and prizes

Hilary Mantel was an English writer born in Derbyshire whose first novel, Every Day Is Mother's Day, was published in 1985. She won the Booker Prize twice, for Wolf Hall and for Bring Up the Bodies. The Mirror and the Light followed in 2020.^1,2,3

Works, in order of first publication

1. 1985Every Day Is Mother's Day²novel
2. 1986Vacant Possession²novel
3. 2005Beyond Black³novel
4. 2009Wolf Hall^1,2,3novel
5. 2012Bring Up the Bodies^1,2,3novel
6. 2014The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher²short stories
7. 2020The Mirror and the Light^1,2novel
8. 2023A Memoir of My Former Self²Published posthumouslymemoir

Prizes

1. 2009Booker Prize^3,2For Wolf Hall
2. 2012Booker Prize^3,2For Bring Up the Bodies

Sources

1. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Hilary Mantel, Encyclopaedia Britannica (accessed 2026-10-28)
2. EBSCO, Hilary Mantel, EBSCO Research Starters (accessed 2026-10-28)
3. The Booker Prizes, Hilary Mantel, The Booker Prizes author page (accessed 2026-10-28)