How Shall I Know You? - Hilary Mantel

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How Shall I Know You? by Hilary Mantel is a poignant narrative set in the late 1990s. The story revolves around an unnamed protagonist, a struggling biographer living out of London and caught in a cycle of disillusionment and exhaustive research. Working on a biography of an Irish subject she dislikes, she is invited to speak at an old-fashioned literary society in a small town. Encountering dreary accommodations and sparse audience engagement, she reflects on her life's melancholy. The tale explores themes of loneliness, the pursuit of meaning, and human interactions through the biographer's journey.