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Hamnet, by Maggie O'Farrell

Acknowledgements

The novels which helped me find a path through the writing of ‘Hamnet’ were ‘The Sisters Brother’ by Patrick deWitt and ‘The Wide Sargasso Sea’ by Jean Rhys. The former because it is a work a genius - historical fiction which wears its history so lightly and deftly. The latter because it lights up the dark and unseen places in a story we think we already know. Thank you so much for reading. I hope you enjoy the book, the paperback edition is out on 5/18: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57426099-hamnet

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Gail Battaglia

This book is so beautifully written that I treasured every word! I recommend it to everyone.

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Katie Arabis

Maggie, this book is one of the most beautiful I've ever read, and I typically shy away from books which involve "children in peril".. too upsetting, but I am glad I read this one. It's a masterpiece.…

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Divyanshi

Another book with a heart wrenching depiction of the relationship between a pair of twins is Arundhati Roy’s The God Of Small Things. I’m low key very curious to know what Maggie might think of that b…

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