Review Book Reviews 'Learning To Talk' focuses on growing up in mid-20th-century England June 24, 20225:15 AM ET By Michael Schaub ...

Mantel's book Learning to Talk, now published for the first time in the U.S., has a decidedly smaller scope — the short stories collected in it focus on young characters growing up in mid-20th ...

Since then I have learned that a lot of you really love mysteries set in early-to-mid-20th century England. And why not? Crime does go down much more nicely with a spot of tea.

Mantel's book Learning to Talk, now published for the first time in the U.S., has a decidedly smaller scope — the short stories collected in it focus on young characters growing up in mid-20th-century ...