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Literature · 2020

Hamnet

Maggie O'Farrell

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Hamnet
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Carries memory forward while giving it a stronger literature expression.

Shakespeare's son dies of plague. A mother's grief reimagined with overwhelming tenderness.

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Shakespeare's son dies of plague. A mother's grief reimagined with overwhelming tenderness.

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Shakespeare's son dies of plague. A mother's grief reimagined with overwhelming tenderness.

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