Hamnet
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| National Book Critics Circle Award (Fiction)Fiction | 2020 | Winner |
| Women's Prize for Fiction | 2020 | Winner |
| Waterstones Book of the Year | 2020 | Winner |
About This Book
In 1580s Stratford-upon-Avon, a young Latin tutor falls in love with a wild, strange, extraordinary woman who will one day be known as Agnes Shakespeare. When their eleven-year-old son Hamnet dies of the plague in 1596, his grief-stricken twin sister Judith is left to come to terms with his absence—and their famous father is left to write the play that will bear his son's name.
About the Author
Maggie O'Farrell was born in 1972 in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, and grew up in Wales and Scotland. She studied at Cambridge University and worked as a journalist and deputy literary editor at The Independent on Sunday before becoming a full-time novelist. She has published nine novels, gaining a reputation for psychologically astute narratives that blend historical and personal drama. Read more →
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