Bookies' tip Hilary wins the Booker; PRIZE.Byline: ALLISON MARTIN BOOKIES' favourite Hilary Mantel Hilary Mary Mantel CBE (born 6 July 1952) is an English novelist. She is the author of nine acclaimed novels, a short story collection and a memoir, and was created a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) on 17 June 2006. scooped the Man Booker Prize for fiction last night. Set in the 1520s - and described as "hard work" by the judges - Wolf Hall tells the story of royal adviser Thomas Cromwell's rise through the court of Henry VIII. The book won by a vote of three to two after three hours' deliberation. Mantel's work was picked from a shortlist of literary heavyweights, including Sarah Waters Sarah Waters is a British novelist. She is best known for her first novel, Tipping the Velvet, as well the novels that followed, including Affinity, Fingersmith, and The Night Watch. , AS Byatt and JM Coetzee - who had been a contender to be the first person to win the prize three times. William Hill The name William Hill may refer to the following: People
Booker literary director Ion Trewin said: "Everybody says favourites never win, but this year it has." CAPTION(S): WINNER Novelist Mantel |
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