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Written by: Maggie O'Farrell
Narrated by: Daisy Donovan
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NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING MULTI-AWARD-WINNING ACTRESS JESSIE BUCKLEY

WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR FICTION

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

"[An] exceptional winner. . . . It expresses something profound about the human experience that seems both extraordinarily current and at the same time, enduring." —Martha Lane Fox, Chair of The Women's Prize for Fiction judges

Two extraordinary people. A love that draws them together. A plague that threatens to tear them apart.

England, 1580. A young Latin tutor—penniless, bullied by a violent father—falls in love with an eccentric young woman: a wild creature who walks her family's estate with a falcon on her shoulder and is known throughout the countryside for her unusual gifts as a healer. Agnes understands plants and potions better than she does people, but once she settles on the Henley Street in Stratford she becomes a fiercely protective mother and a steadfast, centrifugal force in the life of her young husband. His gifts as a writer are just beginning to awaken when their beloved twins, Hamnet and Judith, are afflicted with the bubonic plague, and, devastatingly, one of them succumbs to the illness.

A luminous portrait of a marriage, a shattering evocation of a family ravaged by grief and loss, and a hypnotic recreation of the story that inspired one of the greatest literary masterpieces of all time, Hamnet is mesmerizing and seductive, an impossible-to-put-down novel from one of our most gifted writers. Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Heartfelt
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I loved how the author engaged the senses in her description of life in the 1600s. It was a vivid, poetic, moving story. Really enjoyed the narration as well.

Enchanting

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I cannot say enough about this story and it’s presentation! In true O’Farrell fashion, this story winds its way around your heart and seizes on your emotions. I found myself in tears at times, entirely transported.

A New Favourite Book!

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really enjoyed the narrator
story started slow for me but came around at then end and really enjoyed

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Loved the narrator and the story. There were times where it was so painfully descriptive that I found it difficult to listen to but I enjoyed it all. You don't need to know any of the history to enjoy the story.

heart wrenching story

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This is a stunning piece of work by Maggie O’Farrell about life, death, love through the loss of a child. The character of Agnes is just riveting and the story flows with beauty, poetry and intensity. Superb and a great read from Daisy Donovan.

A superb novel

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