A review by brenda8
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

emotional tense

4.25

 I absolutely loved this story and how such a big presence as Shakespeare as a character was dealt here. He could have taken all the attention or make it about his life as the great player writer we all know, but be never mentioned him by name, but more with his titles "son", "husband", "father", "brother-in-law", it definitely switched the dynamic back to Agnes, the children and the rest of the family. And 

Hamnet, precious boy, had such a powerful impact that it makes so much sense how he could have ended up as the inspiration for one of the most famous plays in history.