Hilary Mantel Wins Second Booker Prize

I am a stupid American, so I love hearing about stuff like this.

This comment clinched it for me:

"I'm not British, have no particular interest in the Tudor era, and only picked up Wolf Hall because I had previously read and admired Eight Months on Gazzah Street . My lack of interest in the period made not an iota of difference in how gripping and memorable I found the book."