Hamnet
Winner of The Women's Prize for Fiction 2020 - the No. 1 Bestseller
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Narrated by:
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Daisy Donovan
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By:
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Maggie O'Farrell
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WINNER OF THE 2020 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION - THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 2021
'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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- Barbara
- 20-05-2020
Beautifully written and read
A great story with very fine historical detail and beautiful language. Highly recommended. Excellent reading.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-07-2020
Gripping, tragic, beautiful
What a remarkable talent is Maggie O’Farrell to be able to re-envisage the life and times of Shakespeare and his family and the pain that each one bears at the loss of Hamnet.. memorable!
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- raelene
- 02-09-2020
Beautiful Story
Loved the story. Beautiful emotions. The narrator was easy to listen to but at times sounded like she was running ine sentence into another. Overall well done.
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- Cheryl
- 24-05-2021
Brilliant insight into the world of Shakespeare
So delightfully written & the reading was perfect . Highly recommend the book , did not want it to end .
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- Anonymous User
- 07-04-2021
Shakespeare re-imagined
Very rewarding, well written, well spoken fiction based on the historical artistic icon. Hard to leave this audio book alone.
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- Anonymous User
- 19-09-2021
Hamnet
I loved every word of this incredible story. Beautifully narrated as well. a must read
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- dorothy
- 07-01-2022
Unusual and brilliant
This book has already been reviewed. For me, the narration is totally of a piece with the prose/poetry of the text. Beautiful.
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- Anonymous User
- 28-11-2021
A tragic and beautiful story of motherhood
Loved this so much! The figurative language was next level - I felt I was there. Cried and loved with all the characters.
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- Anne
- 10-03-2022
A perfect book
What a rare gem. I was first engaged by the language and it's a delight throughout. I was then completely taken with the protagonist - a fine female character to add to wonderful women of literature. Then I was curious about the author's take on the little we know about Shakespeare's life. The thorough research is obvious but it's woven so finely and fluidly into an engaging and moving story. The narration is wonderful. Maggie is a compassionate creator of characters and she has given us a beautiful and insightful perspective on the play. Then I wondered how she'd end it - it's perfect.
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- Nicky Webber
- 19-03-2022
Totally absorbing story beautifully told
Cleverly executed. It pulled me into 16th century real life . well researched
Highly recommend.
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