The assassination of Margaret Thatcher : stories / Hilary Mantel.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2014Edition: First U.S. editionDescription: 242 pages ; 25 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1627792104 (hbk.)
- 9781627792103 (hbk.)
- Short stories. Selections
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book
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Main Library | Fiction | Mantel Hilary | Available | 33111007628312 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The New York Times bestselling collection, from the Man Booker prize-winner for Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies , that has been called "scintillating" ( New York Times Books Review ), "breathtaking" (NPR), "exquisite" ( The Chicago Tribune ) and "otherworldly" ( Washington Post ).
"A new Hilary Mantel book is an Event with a 'capital 'E.'"--NPR
"A book of her short stories is like a little sweet treat."-- USA Today (4 stars)
"[Mantel is at] the top of her game."-- Salon
"Genius."-- The Seattle Times
One of the most accomplished, acclaimed, and garlanded writers, Hilary Mantel delivers a brilliant collection of contemporary stories
In The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher , Hilary Mantel's trademark gifts of penetrating characterization, unsparing eye, and rascally intelligence are once again fully on display.
Stories of dislocation and family fracture, of whimsical infidelities and sudden deaths with sinister causes, brilliantly unsettle the reader in that unmistakably Mantel way.
Cutting to the core of human experience, Mantel brutally and acutely writes about marriage, class, family, and sex. Unpredictable, diverse, and sometimes shocking, The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher displays a magnificent writer at the peak of her powers.
"A John Macrae book."
Sorry to disturb -- Comma -- The long QT -- Winter break -- Harley Street -- Offenses against the person -- How shall I know you? -- The heart fails without warning -- Terminus -- The assassination of Margaret Thatcher.
"From one of Britain's most accomplished, acclaimed, and garlanded writers, Hilary Mantel delivers a brilliant collection of contemporary short stories that demonstrate what modern England has become. In The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher, Hilary Mantel's 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."-- Provided by publisher.