Hamnet
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WINNER OF THE 2020 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONWINNER - BOOKS ARE MY BAG READER'S CHOICE AWARDSSHORTLISTED WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTIONSHORTLISTED: BRITISH BOOK AWARDS FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAROVER HALF A MILLION COPIES SOLD
WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION - THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLERFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR - BRITISH BOOK AWARDS'Richly sensuous... something special' The Sunday Times'A thing of shimmering wonder' David MitchellTWO 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.
RRP: £20
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9781472223791
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