September 2026: Hamnet

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Back to school means lots of extra time for reading! This is one of the most anticipated books of the year based on your voting...

Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell is a luminous historical fiction novel that reimagines the tragic death of William Shakespeare's 11-year-old son in 1596. The story shifts focus to Shakespeare’s wife, Agnes, a gifted healer, exploring their marriage and their profound grief, which ultimately inspires one of literature’s greatest masterpieces, Hamlet.

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This thread is for initial thoughts, expectations, assumptions, etc - I'll be back the second week of June with a list of specific discussion questions for us all to dig into.

Just a reminder that book club is for everyone! Feel free to join us if and when you can - no pressure to keep up with every month... you can also pop in later in the year and catch up on the convo if you're a slow reader or had a long wait to get your copy. It's all very low-key.

If your post includes *spoilers* make sure to use the super cool new spoilers feature so we don't ruin anyone's good time.

Hope this one lives up to the hype!
 
Okay, most interested in the flea that travels from Egypt...
Oh, and probably also in the historical part of this book.
Not yet downloaded, but it's placed on my digital bookshelf. Hope to have time to listen/read while in Scotland in september.
 
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