Hilary Mantel
8 SeriesHilary Mantel was an English author renowned for her historical fiction, notably the Thomas Cromwell/Wolf Hall Trilogy. She studied law at the London School of Economics and the University of Sheffield, where she earned a Bachelor of Jurisprudence. Mantel's accolades include the Man Booker Prize, Walter Scott Prize, and Costa Novel Award, reflecting her significant impact on literary fiction.
Hilary Mantel's debut novel, "Every Day is Mother's Day," follows Evelyn Axon, a medium, and her intellectually challenged daughter, Muriel, as they live in squalor and resist intrusion from their curious neighbors and social worker, Isabel Field. Isabel, young and inexperienced, struggles with her own issues, including a senile father and a lover, Colin, who wants her to flee with him despite his three troublesome children and pregnant wife. A dark secret hangs over the Axon household, and its revelation leads to both hilarious and terrifying consequences. The story concludes with a sequel, "Vacant Possession," set a decade later.
