Hamnet

About “Hamnet”

Set in England in 1580 as the Black Death spreads across the land, this 2020 novel by Maggie O'Farrell follows a penniless Latin tutor who falls for Agnes, an eccentric woman known for her healing gifts. After settling in Stratford-upon-Avon, Agnes becomes a protective mother, and the story turns to loss when their young son succumbs to sudden fever while the husband's London stage career is taking off.