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5 days ago | 
indailysa.com.au | Hilary Mantel
Just as science fiction -once dismissed as merely popular – is enjoying growing literary acceptance, historical fiction is now also widely and critically recognised. Like science fiction, historical fiction can speak to the present moment without necessarily responding directly to the most recent news headline or Twitter (X) feud. It can also be a means of formal experimentation or of inspiring empathy and identification with characters over time.
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2 weeks ago | 
thebookerprizes.com | Hilary Mantel |Iris Murdoch |Eva Baltasar |Julia Sanches
Some authors can make us feel hungry with words alone, vividly describing dishes that will make your mouth water. Food in books often has a symbolic meaning, too, used to express love, gain favour, or to portray a sense of cultural identity or comfort.
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2 months ago | 
fivebooks.com | Victor Hugo |Patrick Modiano |Barbara Wright |Hilary Mantel
The romantic boulevards and thriving nightlife of Paris have inspired writers from all over the world. We’ve compiled a list of novels set in the city, recommended by our expert interviewees, to help every Francophile find their next favourite book.
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Mar 27, 2025 | 
decine21.com | Hilary Mantel |Peter Straughan
Espléndida serie de la BBC, que describe algunos de los acontecimientos decisivos del reinado de Enrique VIII en Inglaterra desde un punto de vista inusual en cine y televisión, el de Thomas Cromwell, que llegó a ser consejero principal del rey pese a sus orígenes humildes, y que jugó un papel esencial en cuestiones como la supremacía de la Iglesia de Inglaterra, y en los ascensos y caídas de las nuevas reinas Ana Bolena y Juana de Seymour.
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Mar 27, 2025 | 
decine21.com | Hilary Mantel |Peter Straughan
El rey de Inglaterra Enrique VIII ordena la ejecución de su esposa Ana Bolena, y contrae nuevas nupcias con Juana Seymour. Ahora las miradas y la presión del monarca y el consejo real están sobre ella, para que le dé un vástago varón heredero del trono. Thomas Cromwell, a pesar de sus orígenes humildes, como hijo de un herrero, se ha aupado al puesto de poder más alto exceptuado el del rey, pero tiene que andarse con pies de plomo ante las veleidades y caprichos de Enrique.
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Feb 20, 2025 | 
thebookerprizes.com | Hilary Mantel |Brian Moore |Beryl Bainbridge |Graham Swift
The last decade of the 20th century saw A.S. Byatt, Roddy Doyle and J.M. Coetzee win the Booker, but there are many other shortlisted titles that modern readers should seek out Written by John Self Publication date and time: Published February 20, 2025By the 1990s, the Booker Prize was the lynchpin of the literary prize year, and continued to transform the fortunes of its winners.
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Feb 20, 2025 | 
l8r.it | Douglas Bruton |Jane Austen |F. Scott Fitzgerald |Hilary Mantel
LoveReading Says At once delicate and direct, Douglas Bruton’s Woman in Blue explores the potent power of art, of observing and being observed, and the nature of love and inexplicable connections. In this case, the subtle, tender story unveils the connection between a man who spends his days in Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum, obsessively gazing at a 17th-century painting of a Woman in Blue, and the subject of said painting.
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Feb 13, 2025 | 
l8r.it | Nicola Rayner |Jane Austen |F. Scott Fitzgerald |Hilary Mantel
The Paris Dancer Synopsis A heart-wrenching and unforgettable story of courage, friendship and resistance, inspired by the incredible true story of a Jewish ballroom dancer in Paris during WWII, perfect for fans of The Paris Library. Paris, 1938. Annie Mayer arrives in France with dreams of becoming a ballerina. But when the war reaches Paris, she's forced to keep her Jewish heritage a secret. Then a fellow dancer offers her a lifeline: a ballroom partnership that gives her a new identity.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
womensprize.com | Tove Jansson |Elizabeth Smart |Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie |Hilary Mantel
Cariad is the creator and host of the award-winning podcast Griefcast and the smash-hit improv show Austentatious. She has starred in TV shows such as Alan Partridge, Peep Show, Inside No. 9 and featured on Have I Got News For You. Cariad’s first book You Are Not Alone was a New Statesman, The Times and Express book of the year in 2023. Her new children’s book, The Christmas Wish-Tastrophe, is out now.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
thebookerprizes.com | Sarah Perry |Hilary Mantel |Shehan Karunatilaka |George Saunders
From folklore with added fright factor to otherworldly modern tales, we present a selection of titles from the Booker Library that tap into our darkest fears of spectres and spirits Written by Donna Mackay-Smith Publication date and time: Published October 23, 2024‘Ghost stories,’ as Susan Hill, author of The Woman in Black, once said, ‘are a way of exploring the boundaries between life and death, between the known and the unknown, between order and chaos’.
