Hamnet is a literary fiction book by author Maggie O’Farrell.
In 1580 in England, during the Black Plague, a young Latino tutor falls in love with an extraordinary, eccentric young woman in an extraordinary historical novel.
Agnes is a wild creature that walks the land of her family with a falcon on her glove and is famous throughout the countryside for her unusual gifts as a healer, more knowledgeable about plants and potions. whole human. She settled with her husband on Henley Street in Stratford-upon-Avon, she became a fiercely protective mother and centrifugal force, steadfast in the life of her young husband, whose career on the London stage taking off as his beloved little son. unable to cope with sudden fevers.
A brilliant portrait of a marriage, a breakup reminiscent of a family ravaged by grief and loss. The tender and unforgettable re-imagining of a boy whose life has been forgotten, and whose name has been given to one of the most famous plays of all time, the enchanting, captivating Hamnet captivating, unstoppable – a huge step forward from one of our most gifted novelists.
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Hamnet
