The lesson I take from Hilary Mantel’s sparkling writing

I am reading a book at the moment, “Bring Up the Bodies”, by Hilary Mantel and the writing is superb.

It is the second book in a series of three dealing with Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII and some of his wives and is set in 1365 or thereabouts.

The first book was “Wolf Hall” and I read it and I intend getting the third book in the series.

Mantel’s writing is a thing to behold. It is sparkling and delicious and reminds me that the way you say something or impart narrative or information is a critically important skill.

Often, I have consultations with persons who are hopeful about their situation and their legal prospects but I have to puncture their bubble and tell them that they have no cause of action, no legal case.

I must remember the way Hilary Mantel tells her story the next time I am embarking on that difficult task.