One of the country's most distinguished living novelists, Hilary Mantel will discuss the impulse to recover the past that lies behind her historical fiction. The talk will be held in the stunning Alumni Auditorium, at the University of Exeter and members of the public, students and staff are welcome to attend.
The inspiration for the talk is a photograph of Hilary Mantel's great-grandmother on the doorstep of a terraced house in a Derbyshire mill village. She was far from her birthplace in Ireland, and the photograph is the single image of her that remains. The photo was taken at...
