![]() ![]() O’Farrell creates a solid focus on the inner complexity of the relationships between parent and child as well as brother and sister in a way that makes the reader feel involved with each of their emotions and experiences. Furthermore, the workings of the novel which create a sense of family ties and links are also impressive. When talking about the forests and lands surrounding Stratford-upon-Avon, it is easy to imagine yourself there, basking in the sun with contemporary cottages, fields, and people. ![]() She creates deep and intense descriptions of her key characters and their surroundings. ![]() O’Farrell’s writing throughout the book is sublime. Its title comes from the interchangeability of the name of the Danish Prince, its king, and the son of a Warwickshire bard. The novel is a beautiful exploration of life, grief, and family, framed within one of literature’s most famous families. Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet, inspired by Shakespeare’s Hamlet, is premised on the events that surround the death of Shakespeare’s only son, Hamnet. ![]()
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