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Literary Fiction · 2005 · PG-13

The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher

by Hilary Mantel

Eleven stories — history, women, the supernatural, and the title story that caused a furore.

For14+GenreLiterary FictionLength258 pagesRead time~7 hours

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Violence

Some

Political violence imagined; death and grief

Language

Barely any

Mild language

Sexual Content

Barely any

Brief sexual content

Substance Use

Barely any

Drinking

Emotional Intensity

Some

Themes of political violence, gender, history, and the supernatural

What this book is about

Mantel's 2014 short story collection includes the controversial title story imagining Thatcher's assassination. Some violence and dark historical content. For adults.

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Imagined political assassination

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