![Hilary Mantel, author of Wolf Hall, was 'excitedly' working on new novel in days before she died | Daily Mail Online Hilary Mantel, author of Wolf Hall, was 'excitedly' working on new novel in days before she died | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/09/23/11/62725789-11242695-image-a-27_1663930272242.jpg)
Hilary Mantel, author of Wolf Hall, was 'excitedly' working on new novel in days before she died | Daily Mail Online
![Hilary Mantel dies: JK Rowling and Nicola Sturgeon lead tributes to Wolf Hall author after death aged 70 Hilary Mantel dies: JK Rowling and Nicola Sturgeon lead tributes to Wolf Hall author after death aged 70](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmQ3OTEwMDcwLTU4MGUtNDUyYi04ZDM4LWQwZDRiNjVlMDIwMDo3ZjY3M2Y5OS1mZWM5LTQwMTQtOThhYi04MTk3NjM5ZGZiMWY=.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=1200&auto=webp&quality=75)
Hilary Mantel dies: JK Rowling and Nicola Sturgeon lead tributes to Wolf Hall author after death aged 70
![Hilary Mantel dead: Wolf Hall author dies surrounded by friends aged 70 | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV | Express.co.uk Hilary Mantel dead: Wolf Hall author dies surrounded by friends aged 70 | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV | Express.co.uk](https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/79/590x/secondary/Hilary-Mantel-was-made-a-Dame-for-her-services-to-literature-in-2015-4299872.jpg?r=1663933372948)
Hilary Mantel dead: Wolf Hall author dies surrounded by friends aged 70 | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV | Express.co.uk
![Hilary Mantel dead: Wolf Hall author dies surrounded by friends aged 70 | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV | Express.co.uk Hilary Mantel dead: Wolf Hall author dies surrounded by friends aged 70 | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV | Express.co.uk](https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/79/590x/secondary/Hilary-Mantel-died-suddenly-but-peacefully-aged-70-4299835.jpg?r=1663933372905)
Hilary Mantel dead: Wolf Hall author dies surrounded by friends aged 70 | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV | Express.co.uk
![Hilary Mantel Quote: “Death stays when the visitors have gone, and the nurses turn a blind eye; he leans back on his portable throne, he cross...” Hilary Mantel Quote: “Death stays when the visitors have gone, and the nurses turn a blind eye; he leans back on his portable throne, he cross...”](https://quotefancy.com/media/wallpaper/3840x2160/6946227-Hilary-Mantel-Quote-Death-stays-when-the-visitors-have-gone-and.jpg)
Hilary Mantel Quote: “Death stays when the visitors have gone, and the nurses turn a blind eye; he leans back on his portable throne, he cross...”
![Hilary Mantel dead – Bestselling Wolf Hall author dies 'suddenly yet peacefully' aged 70 | The US Sun Hilary Mantel dead – Bestselling Wolf Hall author dies 'suddenly yet peacefully' aged 70 | The US Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/dame-hilary-mantel-holding-dame-148941054.jpg?strip=all&w=960)