Mantel Pieces: The New Book from The Sunday Times Best Selling Author of the Wolf Hall Trilogy

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With our practical knowledge we can advise on matters from product suitability all the way to your product installation. Mantelpieces come in all shapes and sizes, whether they are part of a surround or a shelf above a wood burner. If you found Wolf Hall, Bring Up the Bodies, The Mirror and The Light, and A Place of Greater Safety too daunting in their length, density, and complexity, this may be more approachable as a collection of reviews and essays appearing over the years in the London Review of Books.

My favourites essays were the brilliant Royal Bodies, In Bed with Madonna and The Secrets of Margaret Pole. We have all kinds of different product options available to make sure you'll be able to find exactly what it is that you're looking for. The early works boast structural integrity if not stylistic flair, while the later works transform this mantlepiece of Mantel's Pieces into an altar designed by Daedalus himself. Cheaper woods, such as pine, can provide a good base for painting or staining, while rich carved mahogany can add instant luxury to your fireplace. Each review is prefaced by some communication, a letter, postcard, fax or e-mail between Mantel and her editor, Mary-Kay Wilmers, which gives insight into her procedures, apprehensions, regrets and plans surrounding the reviews.In 1987, when Hilary Mantel was first published in the London Review of Books , she wrote to the editor, Karl Miller, ‘I have no critical training whatsoever, so I am forced to be more brisk and breezy than scholarly.

NBB Design were asked to create a space that was warm and colourful, showing artistic expression and creativity without looking over-styled or designed. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Excellent set of essays, many covering similar historical periods as those covered in her novels, all well-written with memorable phrases and her wonderful cutting intelligence and humour. Her essay “ Frocks And Shocks” on Jane Boleyn was one of my favourites, inviting us in to the world of the Tudor court during the rise and fall of Catherine Howard, Henry’s fifth wife. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

Our surrounds are available in a range of materials with different finishes, colours and ornamental features, which allows you to pick the mantel that is right for your home. As well as writing about homes, Laura also works as a food stylist and has styled photoshoots for several well-known brands. Here, you will find a stunning collection of wooden mantelpieces that add a touch of natural beauty and timeless elegance to your fireplace.