Ha ha--I hadn't thought of her in relation to Margaret Thatcher, but now that you mention it... I also seem to recall reading somewhere that she's extremely short. Like, maybe even under five feet tall? That doesn't really have anything to do with anything, but I found it interesting.

I haven't read anything of hers besides Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, but I can definitely recommend both, and I intend to check out her earlier work as well!