Hilary Mantel, the two-time Booker Prize winner noted for her trilogy of novels based on Thomas Cromwell’s life, has died of a stroke, according to her literary agent Bill Hamilton.
According to Hamilton, Mantel was working on a new novel at the time of her death. “It’s a huge loss for literature,” he stated in a statement.
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According to sources, Hilary did not take her own life.
Bill Hamilton, her longtime literary agent, announced her death following a stroke. Mr. Hamilton added, “She had so many wonderful novels ahead of her,” adding that Ms. Mantel was writing on one at the time of her death. “It’s just a huge loss for literature,” he continued.
Ms. Mantel was born Hilary Mary Thompson in Hadfield, Derbyshire, England, and grew up in an Irish Catholic household.
She traveled to London at the age of 18 to study law at the London School of Economics, but she was unable to complete her studies. After marrying geologist Gerald McEwen, she became a teacher and began writing on the side.
