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The late HILARY MANTEL believed perfumes are not so much objects as performances, but we lack a process to appraise them. In this essay, which appeared in Vogue, she makes sense of scents.
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A substantial anthology of Mantel’s non-fiction work, one that would appeal to anyone with an interest in lucid thought
The book is a selection of her writing for journals, newspapers and public lectures, published together for the first time.
The book shares secrets – Mantel’s own alongside those of the writers, historical figures and places she describes.
This collection of essays and journalism is a poignant reminder of the novelist’s expansive mind, and of what more she might have achieved