The assassination of Margaret Thatcher

From the author of Wolf Hall and The Book of Henry.

One of the most acclaimed, talented, and award-winning writers of her generation, Hilary Mantel now releases a selection of absolutely powerful short stories.

Its main trademarks are present in the ten stories that make up this book: characters with rich characterizations, sharp points of view, and a fluid and intelligent rhythm and writing style.

Stories of expatriation and family breakdown, vanity-driven infidelity, and sudden death with sinister causes provoke a welcome unease in the reader, typical of Hilary Mantel's remarkable writing. Reaching the deepest level of human experience, she writes scathingly and bluntly about marriage, class differences, family, and sex. Unpredictable, diverse, and, in certain passages, even shocking, The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher reiterates the magnificent skill of a writer at the height of her creative powers.