Rent The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher: Stories

Synopsis

From one of Britains most accomplished acclaimed and garlanded writers Hilary Mantel delivers a brilliant collection of contemporary short stories that demonstrate what modern England has becomeIn The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher Hilary Mantels trademark gifts of penetrating characterization unsparing eye and rascally intelligence are once again fully on display Her classic wicked humor in each story-which range from a ghost story to a vampire story to near-memoir to mini-sagas of family and social fracture-brilliantly unsettles the reader in that unmistakably Mantel way Mantel brutally and acutely writes about gender marriage class family and sex cutting to the core of human experience Unpredictable diverse and even shockingly unexpected each story grabs you by the throat within a couple of sentences The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher displays a magnificent writer at the peak of her powers

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