P bought me Bring
Up the Bodies for our anniversary – I’m going to get my sticky mitts on Wolf Hall now, as having read this
speech I suspect I’m going to enjoy Mantel’s writing very much. Yeah, I’m sure she’s grateful for the praise
from me, despite the validation from that whole Man Booker prize x 2 situation…I’m
extremely late to the party, per usual.
Tuesday 19 February 2013
shop-window mannequin
Hilary Mantel smashed this one, in the London Review of Books, out of the park. An
excellent speech, terribly misinterpreted and twisted by the Daily Mail. Gynaecological history and press scrutiny are
beautifully eviscerated. It’s not just
the thesis but the fascinating content that compelled me (Henry VIII’s ulcerated leg; Prince
Charles and a room full of stacked chairs; Diana’s crumpled wedding dress; the Queen
and piles of kebab sticks.)
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