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Hamnet and Judith

Hamnet and Judith

Maggie O'Farrell
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On a summer's day in 1596, Judith, 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 & Judith is a novel inspired by the children 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; a 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.


A story about the death of a child and the birth of a masterpiece in 16th century England,

Hamnet & Judith

is mesmerizing, heart-wrenching, impossible to put down--historical fiction at its finest.
Language
English
Pages
372
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Knopf Canada
Release
July 21, 2020
ISBN
0735280177
ISBN 13
9780735280175

Hamnet and Judith

Maggie O'Farrell
4.1/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
On a summer's day in 1596, Judith, 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 & Judith is a novel inspired by the children 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; a 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.


A story about the death of a child and the birth of a masterpiece in 16th century England,

Hamnet & Judith

is mesmerizing, heart-wrenching, impossible to put down--historical fiction at its finest.
Language
English
Pages
372
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Knopf Canada
Release
July 21, 2020
ISBN
0735280177
ISBN 13
9780735280175

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