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EXCLUSIVE: Wolf Haul: Hilary Mantel’s wealth increased by £2 million in the last year of her life thanks to the huge sales of her latest book The Mirror And The Light
- Dame Hilary Mantel died suddenly at the age of 70, surrounded by friends
- The author made millions of pounds with Wolf Hall and Bringing Up The Bodies
- Its cash reserves increased by £1 million and its investments increased by £900,000
- The trilogy was adapted into a dramatization starring Mark Rylance as Cromwell
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Bestselling author Dame Hilary Mantel, who died at age 70, saw her wealth increase by £2 million in the last year of her life thanks to the huge sales of her latest book The Mirror And The Light.
The Wolf Hall writer has seen the value of her company rise from £3.8 million to £5.8 million, declares her ‘artistic creation’ company Tertius Enterprises Limited.
The big rise in money is largely driven by the huge sales of her latest book – ‘The Mirror and the Light’.
The novel — which was the third in the Wolf Hall series of historical fiction recounting the life of Thomas Cromwell — sold nearly 2 million copies in the UK alone when it was published in 2020.
Bestselling author Dame Hilary Mantel, who died at age 70, saw her net worth increase by £2 million in the last year of her life thanks to the huge sales of her latest book The Mirror And The Light
Her novel, Wolf Hall, was turned into a hugely successful TV series starring Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell
Ms. Mantel, who died suddenly on September 23, made millions from Wolf Hall and Bringing Up The Bodies, with both titles earning her the Man Booker Prize, making her the first woman to win it twice.
Company Accounts, which she managed and owned with her geologist husband Gerald McEwan, were last published in December and covered the 12 months from April 2020 to the end of March 2021.
Her cash reserves increased by £1m and the value of her investments increased by nearly £900,000, while paperwork revealed she was in debt £600,000 from debtors.
Ms Mantel’s extra large profit led to her corporate tax assessment skyrocketing from £173,000 to £375,000 in one year.
The Mirror and The Light, the third book in Mantel’s Cromwell series, was an instant bestseller upon its release in 2020.
Damien Lewis (right) and Claire Foy (left) starred as Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn in the series
Wolf Hall, published in 2009, sold a million copies in the UK alone and millions more around the world
Mrs. Mantel was an authority on the royal family and how political events of the distant past are reflected in modern events
The BBC dramatization of Wolf Hall was a huge success, with the company selling the rights to the show, starring Mark Rylance as Cromwell and Homeland actor Damian Lewis as Henry VIII, around the world, contributing to Mantel’s fortune in royalties. contributed.
Rylance confirmed earlier this year that he would be reprising his role for the TV adaptation of Bringing up the Bodies, meaning Mantel’s estate will likely receive more revenue from TV rights and sales.
Dame Hilary’s publisher HarperCollins announced it was “heartbroken at the death of our beloved author,” who passed away “suddenly but peacefully” with her closest family and friends by her side.