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Hamnet Maggie O'Farrell (Author) Hamnet is currently playing in the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, until 17 June 2023 before transferring to the Garrick Theatre, London from 30 September 2023 for a limited season. On a summer's day in 1596, a young girl in Stratford-upon-Avon takes to her bed with a sudden fever. Her twin brother, Hamnet, searches everywhere for help. Why is nobody at home? Their mother, Agnes, is over a mile away, in the garden where she grows medicinal herbs. Their father is working in London. Neither parent knows that Hamnet will not survive the week. Hamnet is a novel inspired by the son of a famous playwright: a boy whose life has been all but forgotten, but whose name was given to one of the most celebrated plays ever written. Paperback: 384 pagesISBN: 9781472223821Dimensions: 12.8 x 3.4 x 19.6 cm Show more