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Hamnet

O'Farrell, Maggie

$27.99

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WINNER OF THE 2020 WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION – THE NO. 1 BESTSELLER
‘Richly sensuous… something special’ The Sunday Times
‘A thing of shimmering wonder’ David Mitchell

TWO EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE. A LOVE THAT DRAWS THEM TOGETHER. A LOSS THAT THREATENS TO TEAR THEM APART.

On a summer’s day in 1596, a young girl in Stratford-upon-Avon takes to her bed with a sudden fever. Her twin brother, Hamnet, searches everywhere for help. Why is nobody at home?

Their mother, Agnes, is over a mile away, in the garden where she grows medicinal herbs. Their father is working in London.

Neither parent knows that Hamnet will not survive the week.

Hamnet is a novel inspired by the son of a famous playwright: a boy whose life has been all but forgotten, but whose name was given to one of the most celebrated plays ever written.

Format: Paperback
Pages: 384
Imprint: Tinder Press
Publication date: 01/04/2021

Staff review

Hamnet
By Maggie O’Farrell
Review by Bel
This novel COMPLETELY transports you back through history. The writing is so immediate and Agnes is an unforgettable character. Puts Shakespeare in a totally different light. Brilliant! If you like Historical Fiction, try reading one of O’Farell’s other books, The Marriage Portrait.

ISBN: 9781472223821 Category: Tag