Tag Archives: historical fiction

Writing in Lockdown

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Sally O'Reilly

Jo Barnden, AL on A215 and A363 For those first, intense weeks of lockdown, I seemed to be out of step with the rest of the world. Everyone was telling Twitter how much time they had to walk through nature … Continue reading →

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A little literary tourism: in search of Hilary Mantel

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Sally O'Reilly

Shafquat Towheed, Senior Lecturer in English Hilary Mantel has been lauded for reviving the fortunes of the historical novel in English, for being the first woman writer to have won the Booker Prize twice (2009, 2012), and for selling over … Continue reading →

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Voices from the Past: Peterloo and New Historical Fiction

Posted on May 23, 2019 by Sally O'Reilly

It’s exciting to hear that Hilary Mantel’s novel The Mirror and the Light will be published in March 2020. Like many thousands of historical fiction fans, I am impatient to see how she concludes her epic trilogy about the life … Continue reading →

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