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By O'Farrell Maggie
Maggie O'Farrell - 2021
In 1596, a young girl in Stratford upon Avon falls ill with a sudden fever on a summer day. Her twin brother, Hamnet, desperately seeks help, but no one is home. Their mother is tending her medicinal herb garden over a mile away, and their father is working in London. Unbeknownst to them, Hamnet will not survive the week. This novel draws inspiration from the son of a renowned playwright, a boy whose brief life is largely forgotten, yet whose name was given to one of history's most celebrated plays.