Hamnet : a novel of the plague / Maggie O'Farrell.
| Author/creator | O'Farrell, Maggie, 1972- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First American edition. |
| Publication | New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2020. |
| Copyright Date | ©2020 |
| Description | 305 pages ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | "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. |
| Abstract | 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 |
| General note | "This Is A Borzoi Book" -- taken from title page verso. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: O'Farrell, Maggie, 1972- Hamnet New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2020. 9780525657613 |
| Genre/form | Biographical fiction. |
| Genre/form | Historical fiction. |
| Genre/form | Fiction. |
| Genre/form | Biographical fiction. |
| LCCN | 2019030390 |
| ISBN | 9780525657606 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0525657606 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| Standard identifier# | 9780525657606 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PR6065 .F36 H35 2020 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |