A Guardian interview earlier this month with the late author of the Wolf Hall trilogy was one to be forever grateful for, says its writer
It was not even three weeks ago that I spent time with Hilary and she seemed absolutely well: lively, full of enthusiasm, fun. But the main thing on her mind was that she and her husband, Gerald McEwen, were due to move to Ireland, where I live, and she was so looking forward to it.
She wrote me a lovely note after the interview, imagining with pleasure her future in Ireland. She’d been thinking of moving for a few years – partly because she has Irish heritage and partly as a result of Brexit and the general political situation in the UK.
