Hamnet

by Maggie O'Farrell

Death is violent, death is a struggle. The body clings to life, as ivy to a wall, and will not easily let go, will not surrender its grip without a fight.

Is this what it feels like to die, to sense the nearness of something you can’t avoid?

Agnes gives a slight smile and says, Judith’s skills are different from yours but they are skills just the same.