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"A story about the death of a child and the birth of a masterpiece in 16th century England, Hamnet & Judith is mesmerizing, heart-wrenching, impossible to put down--historical fiction at its finest. On a summer's day in 1596, Judith, a young girl in Stratford-upon-Avon, takes to her bed with a fever. Her twin brother, Hamnet, searches everywhere for help. Why is nobody at home? Their mother, Agnes, is over a mile away, in the garden where she grows medicinal herbs. Their father is working in London. Neither parent knows that one of the children will not survive the week. Hamnet & Judith is a novel inspired by the children of a famous playwright. It is a story of the bond between twins, and of a marriage pushed to the brink by grief. It is also the story of a kestrel and its mistress; a flea that boards a ship in Alexandria; and a glovemaker's son who flouts convention in pursuit of the woman he loves. Above all, it is a tender and unforgettable reimagining of a boy whose life has been all but forgotten, but whose name was given to one of the most celebrated plays ever written."-- Provided by publisher
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Hamnet and Judith, Maggie O. Farrell
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 2020
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- Titolo
- Hamnet and Judith
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Maggie O. Farrell
- Editore
- Knopf Canada
- Pubblicato
- 2020
- Formato
- In brossura
- Pagine
- 372
- ISBN10
- 0735280177
- ISBN13
- 9780735280175
- Serie
- Tag
- Narrativa, Prosa storica, Amore, Famiglia, Donne, Inghilterra, Gran Bretagna, Adattato in un film, Matrimonio, Londra, Letteratura irlandese, Cinquecento, Rinascimento, William Shakespeare, 1564-1616, Peste, Poteri Sovrannaturali
- Prima pubblicazione
- 2020
- Titolo originale
- Hamnet
- Valutazione
- 4,15 su 5
- Descrizione
- "A story about the death of a child and the birth of a masterpiece in 16th century England, Hamnet & Judith is mesmerizing, heart-wrenching, impossible to put down--historical fiction at its finest. On a summer's day in 1596, Judith, a young girl in Stratford-upon-Avon, takes to her bed with a fever. Her twin brother, Hamnet, searches everywhere for help. Why is nobody at home? Their mother, Agnes, is over a mile away, in the garden where she grows medicinal herbs. Their father is working in London. Neither parent knows that one of the children will not survive the week. Hamnet & Judith is a novel inspired by the children of a famous playwright. It is a story of the bond between twins, and of a marriage pushed to the brink by grief. It is also the story of a kestrel and its mistress; a flea that boards a ship in Alexandria; and a glovemaker's son who flouts convention in pursuit of the woman he loves. Above all, it is a tender and unforgettable reimagining of a boy whose life has been all but forgotten, but whose name was given to one of the most celebrated plays ever written."-- Provided by publisher