03153cam a2200349   4500001000500000005001700005008003900022010001700061020002900078020003600107042000800143084003400151100003600185240003100221245007200252250002400324264003600348300002300384336002600407337002800433338002700461500002800488504004100516505020900557520097100766520077201737650003302509650005402542700004602596999001502642952014602657553320181127175723.0140429s2014    nyu      b    000 1 eng  a  2014015900  a9780007583089 (hardback)  z9781627792110 (electronic book)  apcc  aFIC029000aFIC0190002bisacsh1 aMantel, Hilary,d1952-eauthor.10aShort stories.kSelections14aThe assassination of Margaret Thatcher :bstories /cHilary Mantel.  aFirst U.S. Edition. 1aLondon :bFourth Estate,c2014.  a242 pages ;c25 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  a""A John Macrae book.""  aIncludes bibliographical references.0 aSorry to Disturb -- Comma -- Winter Break -- Harley Street -- Offences Against the Person -- How Shall I Know You? -- The Heart Fails Without Warning -- Terminus -- The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher.  a""From one of Britain's most accomplished, acclaimed, and garlanded writers, Hilary Mantel delivers a brilliant collection of contemporary short stories that demonstrate what modern England has becomeIn The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher, Hilary Mantel's trademark gifts of penetrating characterization, unsparing eye, and rascally intelligence are once again fully on display.Her classic wicked humor in each story--which range from a ghost story to a vampire story to near-memoir to mini-sagas of family and social fracture--brilliantly unsettles the reader in that unmistakably Mantel way. Mantel brutally and acutely writes about gender, marriage, class, family, and sex, cutting to the core of human experience. Unpredictable, diverse, and even shockingly unexpected, each story grabs you by the throat within a couple of sentences. The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher displays a magnificent writer at the peak of her powers. ""--cProvided by publisher.  a""In The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher, Hilary Mantel's trademark gifts of penetrating characterization, unsparing eye, and rascally intelligence are once again fully on display. Her classic wicked humor in each story--which range from a ghost story to a vampire story to near-memoir to mini-sagas of family and social fracture--brilliantly unsettles the reader in that unmistakably Mantel way. Mantel brutally and acutely writes about gender, marriage, class, family, and sex, cutting to the core of human experience. Unpredictable, diverse, and even shockingly unexpected, each story grabs you by the throat within a couple of sentences. The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher displays a magnificent writer at the peak of her powers""--cProvided by publisher. 7aFICTION / Literary.2bisacsh 7aFICTION / Short Stories (single author).2bisacsh12aMantel, Hilary,d1952-tSorry to Disturb.  c4659d4659  00102ddc40708FICaRTCLIBbRTCLIBcFICd2021-09-13h i8876l1oFIC 813.54 MANp30008748r2022-01-03 00:00:00s2021-09-13w2018-11-27yFIC