Hamnet

by: Maggie O'Farrell

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Hamnet

Hamnet

By: Maggie O'Farrell

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Category - Fiction / Historical Fiction

Format - Paperback

Condition - Good

Listed - A year ago

Views - 27

Ships From - Virginia

Est. Publication Date - May 2021

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Hamnet

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WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER [An] exceptional winner.... It expresses something profound about the human experience that seems both extraordinarily current and at ...

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PangoBooks readers are deeply moved by this novel, which vividly explores themes of love, grief, and family through the lens of historical fiction. The book's beautiful prose and unique narrative style, where Shakespeare is never named, focusing instead on the family's matriarch, Agnes, stand out as...

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24 book reviews

Jul 25, 2023
This book is a fascinating exploration of the lives of William and Agnes Shakespeare, and the impact that losing their young son to the plague had on their family. It took me a little while to "settle into" the book because the style of writing was a little different than I'm used to, but it's incre...
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Maddie Habron

305 book reviews

Jul 26, 2023
I rated Hamnet 4/5 stars. Content warning for abuse, violence, death, medical situations, and related topics. I liked this novel, but after reading The Marriage Portrait earlier this year, I had high expectations that fell just a little short. I liked the mythical quality of Agnes, and I thought she...
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Amanda Larch Hinchman

30 book reviews

Jul 24, 2023
Hamnet is a beautiful story about love and grief, about family and finding yourself. A lot is encompassed in this small book. It's so much more than a novel about the plague, yet of course that aspect does play a large part. The love story at the beginning was so sweet yet held so much tension--I lo...
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