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21st-century British women novelists

  • Hilary MantelHilary Mary Thompson was born on the 6th of July 1952 in Glossop, Derbyshire. She grew up as a Roman Catholic in the mill village of Hadfield.
  • Philippa GregoryPhilippa Gregory entered the world on the 9th of January 1954 in Nairobi. The city served as the capital of the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya at that time.
  • Alison WeirAlison Weir grew up in Westminster, London. Her mother was a genuinely good person with heaps of integrity and strength of character.