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Hamnet

byMaggie O'Farrell

Genres: Award Winning Literature 19th Century Classics

Who is this book for? Readers interested in historical fiction, literary narratives, and stories about family and loss.

Topics Family bondsGriefHistorical fictionShakespeareTwin siblingsParental absenceLove storyLossHealing herbsUnforgettable charactersLoveLoss and GriefFamily

MoodMelancholic, Hopeful

Female protagonist

RomanceMajor Subplot

'She’s like no one I’ve ever met... She’s like fire and water all at once.'Warwickshire, 1582. Agnes Hathaway, a natural healer, meets the Latin tutor, William Shakespeare. Drawn together by powerful but hidden impulses, they create a life together and make a family.As William moves to London to discover his place in the world of theatre, Agnes stays at home to raise their three children but she is the constant presence and purpose of his life.When the plague steals 11-year-old Hamnet from his loving parents, they must each confront their loss alone. And yet, out of the greatest suffering, something of extraordinary wonder is born.This new play based on Maggie O'Farrell's best-selling novel and adapted by award-winning playwright Lolita Chakrabarti (Life of Pi, Red Velvet, Hymn), pulls back a curtain on the imagined family life of the greatest writer in the English language. Hamnet is a love letter to passion, birth, grief and the magic of nature. This updated and revised edition was published to coincide with the West End transfer of the original RSC production in October 2023.

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Published on

10/10/2023

Pages

104

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781350455498

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