I wrote about my hero of 2014: Hilary Mantel. She is still my hero. What an immense loss...

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I love an unlikely dame, and I love Hilary Mantel for the power of her mind and the power of her mischief. Having been inducted into the establishment via the honours system and twice winning the Booker prize, Mantel continues to disrupt it all delightfully. She feels a bit sorry for “plastic” Kate Middleton. She writes a short story about assassinating…