The Mirror & the Light
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction | 2021 | Winner |
| Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction | 2020 | Shortlist |
| Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction | 2019 | Shortlist |
About This Book
The third and final volume of Hilary Mantel's Tudor trilogy follows Thomas Cromwell from the execution of Anne Boleyn in 1536 through his own fall from power and death in 1540. The novel sustains the dazzling present-tense intimacy of its predecessors across nearly nine hundred pages, charting Cromwell's declining fortunes with extraordinary psychological depth. It won the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction in 2021, making Mantel the only author to win it twice.
About the Author
Hilary Mantel was born on July 6, 1952, in Glossop, Derbyshire, England, and died on September 22, 2022. She studied law at Sheffield University and the London School of Economics before turning to fiction. Her first novel Every Day Is Mother's Day was published in 1985. Read more →
