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Hilary Mantel was born in Glossop, Derbyshire, England in 1952.
* She studied law at the London School of Economics and the University of Sheffield.
* She worked as a social worker and a store assistant before becoming a full-time writer.
* Her first novel, Every Day Is Mother's Day, was published in 1985.
* She has since written 12 novels, two collections of short stories, a personal memoir, and numerous articles and opinion pieces.
* She is best known for her historical fiction, particularly her trilogy about Thomas Cromwell, which won the Booker Prize twice.
* She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 2014.
* She died in September 2022 at the age of 70.