Part 6, Section 1 (p. 744)
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He had thought, if ever I need to disappear, Venice is where I will come.
— Hilary Mantel
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Hilary Mantel" (Quotes, The Mirror & the Light (2020): All page numbers from the first American hardcover edition, published by Henry Holt in 2020, , first printing
Longlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize; won the 2021 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction
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About Hilary Mantel
Dame Hilary Mary Mantel DBE FRSL (/mænˈtɛl/ man-TEL; born Thompson; 6 July 1952 – 22 September 2022) was a British writer whose work includes historical fiction, personal memoirs and short stories.
About Hilary Mantel
Dame Hilary Mary Mantel DBE FRSL (/mænˈtɛl/ man-TEL; born Thompson; 6 July 1952 – 22 September 2022) was a British writer whose work includes historical fiction, personal memoirs and short stories.
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