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Little MissNeverwell

Hilary Mantel: Her memoir continued, 23 January 2003

... I had a big bottle of 100 aspirin, and I used to take what I thought would get me through.‘Well, Miss –’ said the doctor. He glanced down at his file, and a little jolt shot through him, as if he were electrified. ‘Mrs?’ he said. ‘Mrs? Pregnant, are you?’I hope not. If so, I’ve overdone it with the ...

Giving up the Ghost

Hilary Mantel, 2 January 2003

... stirs slowly within my chest cavity, like a stewpot lazily bubbling. I feel sorrow; I am going to miss seeing my grandparents and everyone else I know. I wonder whether I should mention the fact that I am dying, either from a fly or a green sweet. I decide to keep it to myself, as there won’t be anything anyone can do. It will be kinder for them; but I feel ...

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