WINNER OF THE 2020 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION - THE SUNDAY TIMES
BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED AN POST BOOK AWARDS NOVEL OF THE YEAR '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
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 one of the children will not survive the week.
Hamnet is a novel inspired by the son of a famous playwright. It is a
story of the bond between twins, and of a marriage pushed to the brink
by grief. It is also the story of a kestrel and its mistress; flea that
boards a ship in Alexandria; and a glovemaker's son who flouts
convention in pursuit of the woman he loves. Above all, it is a tender
and unforgettable reimagining of a boy whose life has been all but
forgotten, but whose name was given to one of the most celebrated plays
ever written.
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