Hamnet
The story of Shakespeare's son, who died at age eleven, and the grief that may have inspired Hamlet.
“Maggie O'Farrell's luminous novel never names Shakespeare, focusing instead on his wife Agnes and the unbearable loss of a child. Exquisite prose.”
Maggie O'Farrell's luminous novel never names Shakespeare, focusing instead on his wife Agnes and the unbearable loss of a child. Exquisite prose.
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