Hamnet
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England, 1580. The Black Death creeps across the land, an ever-present threat. Yet life, always, goes on. In this world, a young Latin tutor, penniless and bullied, falls in love with an extraordinary woman. Agnes is a wild creature, known for her unusual gifts as a healer, understanding plants and potions better than people. She walks her family’s land with a falcon on her glove.
Once settled with her husband on Henley Street in Stratford-upon-Avon, Agnes becomes a fiercely protective mother and a steadfast force in the life of her young husband, whose career on the London stage is just taking off. It is then that their young son succumbs to a sudden fever. This is a deeply moving novel about that death, and the years leading up to the creation of a great play.
A richly drawn and intimate portrait of 16th-century English life, set against the arrival of one devastating loss. This novel is mesmerizing, a magnificent leap forward from one of our most gifted novelists.
Publication date
July 21, 2020
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4.4/5
Print length
320
Language
English
Publisher
Knopf
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