Hamnet : a novel of the plague / Maggie O'Farrell.
"A thrilling departure: a short, piercing, deeply moving novel about the death of Shakespeare's 11 year old son Hamnet--a name interchangeable with Hamlet in 15th century Britain--and the years leading up to the production of his great play. England, 1580. A young Latin tutor--penniless, bullied by a violent father--falls in love with an extraordinary, eccentric young woman--a wild creature who walks her family's estate with a falcon on her shoulder and is known throughout the countryside for her unusual gifts as a healer. Agnes understands plants and potions better than she does people, but once she settles with her husband on Henley Street in Stratford she becomes a fiercely protective mother and a steadfast, centrifugal force in the life of her young husband, whose gifts as a writer are just beginning to awaken when his beloved young son succumbs to bubonic plague. A luminous portrait of a marriage, a shattering evocation of a family ravaged by grief and loss, and a hypnotic recreation of the story that inspired one of the greatest masterpieces of all time, Hamnet is mesmerizing, seductive, impossible to put down--a magnificent departure from one of our most gifted novelists"-- Provided by publisher.
England, 1580. A young Latin tutor-- penniless, bullied by a violent father-- falls in love with an eccentric young woman who walks her family's estate with a falcon on her shoulder and is known throughout the countryside for her unusual gifts as a healer. Agnes understands plants and potions better than she does people, but settles with her husband on Henley Street in Stratford. She becomes a fiercely protective mother and a steadfast force in the life of her young husband, whose gifts as a writer are just beginning to awaken when their young son succumbs to bubonic plague. -- adapted from jacket
Record details
- ISBN: 9780525657606
- ISBN: 0525657606
- ISBN: 9781984898876
- Physical Description: 305 pages ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "This Is A Borzoi Book" -- taken from title page verso.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Fiction.
Shakespeare, Hamnet, 1585-1596 > Fiction.
Hathaway, Anne, 1556?-1623 > Fiction.
Playwriting > Fiction.
Families > Fiction.
Historical fiction > Spouses > 16th century.
Stratford-upon-Avon (England) > Fiction. - Genre:
- Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.
Available copies
- 51 of 100 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 0 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 9 current holds with 100 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Mars Hill Library | FIC O'FA (Text) | 30229101194826 | Adult Fiction | In transit | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | F O'FARRELL (Text) | 39493110004571 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Alexander Main Library | F O'Farrell (Text) | 34269001277509 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Alleghany Public Library | F O'FARRELL (Text) | 30664100318085 | Adult Fiction | In transit | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | F OFA (Text) | 50503300453893 | Adult Fiction | In transit | - |
| Beaufort Main | F OFARR (Text) | 34208900015966 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Bethlehem Branch | F O'Farrell (Text) | 34269001279083 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/27/2026 |
| Black Mountain Library | F OFA (Text) | 0020513739928 | Adult Fiction | Reshelving | - |
| Bogue Banks | F OFARR (Text) | 34208900015974 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Bordeaux Library | F O'FARRELL (Text) | 31781066966571 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/25/2026 |
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