Hilary Mntel is the first woman to win the Booker prize twice with her book about Thomas Cronwell 'Wolf Hall' and 'Bring up the bodies'. This short story collection depicts the narratives published in different newspaper in England.
The language of the stories is superb, almost poetic. The characters are complete and complex, as the settings, which are well-depicted with a great variety that makes the stories really exquisite. 'Sorry to interrupt', the first story, displays a woman who receives a man at her house asking to use tha telephone. It is in mid-story that we realised the narrative is not happening in London. In 'Winter Break' a small detail shows us the true dramatic situation the characters have gone through.
Mantel's mastery of the language makes us see realities where there is only fiction, taking sides with characters that seem to be sympathetic with others' flaws, without acknowledging their ones.
If you have read her work before, you are going to see her characteristic writing style in the witty dialogues and sarcastic tone of the stories. If this is your first time with Hilary Mantel, you have an unforgettable encounter with literature with capital L ahead. Enjoy!
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