Hilary Mantel died.

[MsAmerica]

Surprised that no one posted about this yet.

Damn, I somehow thought she was much younger, maybe in her 50s.

www.cnn.com/style/article/hilary-mantel-dies-scli-gbr-intl/index.html

www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63007307

www.theguardian.com/books/2022/sep/23/dame-hilary-mantel-obituary

www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/British-author-of-Wolf-Hall-saga-Hilary-Mantel-17461612.php

www.theguardian.com/books/2022/sep/25/hilary-mantel-wolf-hall-trilogy-only-a-part-of-her-towering-legacy

There is a thread about this, on the chat board.

www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/4639887-hilary-mantel-has-died?page=1

It's very sad, and a great shock.

Huge loss for the literary world.

what a woman. huge respect.

Ah. I never look at the "chat" board because to me all of MN is "chat."