From the NS archive: The unquiet mind of Hilary Mantel
5 October 2012: Sophie Elmhirst visits Hilary Mantel, her reputation on the rise, on the cusp of her second Booker Prize win.
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Sophie Elmhirst is a freelance writer and former features editor at the New Statesman.
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