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Hamnet

De : Maggie O'Farrell
Lu par : Daisy Donovan
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WINNER OF THE 2020 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION - THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 2021
'Richly sensuous... something special' The Sunday Times
'A thing of shimmering wonder' David Mitchell

TWO EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE. A LOVE THAT DRAWS THEM TOGETHER. A LOSS THAT THREATENS TO TEAR THEM APART.

On a summer's day in 1596, a young girl in Stratford-upon-Avon takes to her bed with a 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 one of the children will not survive the week.

Hamnet is a novel inspired by the son of a famous playwright. It is a story of the bond between twins, and of a marriage pushed to the brink by grief. It is also the story of a kestrel and its mistress; flea that boards a ship in Alexandria; and a glovemaker's son who flouts convention in pursuit of the woman he loves. Above all, it is a tender and unforgettable reimagining of a boy whose life has been all but forgotten, but whose name was given to one of the most celebrated plays ever written.

©2020 Maggie O'Farrell (P)2020 Headline Publishing Group Ltd Fiction Fiction biographique Fiction historique Petites villes et ruralité Vie de famille
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    Stunningly narrated by Daisy Donovan, this story of the family and experience of such a famous figure plunges you into their hearts and the moment as if it happened today. Characters you regretfully let go of at the end of the book and poetic prose. A jewel by Maggie O’Farrell.

    A heartbreakingly beautiful book

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    je recommend ce livre à tous. c'est magnifique, touchant et une belle ecriture et une belle voix.

    Magnifique

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    It needs to come with a trigger warning for all who lost a loved one, especially children. Masterfully executed, the to and fro of emotions, the absence of connection to the living, the long process of grief, the different styles of grief, the individual differences of grieving , are laid bare and barely put to rest.

    Nuances of grieving

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    Fabulous style, wonderful story and fantastic reading by Daisy Donovan, who I will surely follow too. Weeks after having finished this audiobook, I am still under its charm

    Fabulous

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    A family...not just any family .... we don't know the father's name but we can guess. We all know the name. The performance of this unusual story of love and loss is impressive.

    A very intriguing narrative

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    Outstanding performance by Daisy Donovan who gîves life to the characters of this very successful book.

    Outstanding performance

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    this is an interesting story and historical context. nicely narrated. very moving at times. I recommend this audiobook

    very interesting

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    I am extremely late on the "Hamnet" bandwagon (though it is never too late to have a go at a good story). This was one of the best reviewed novels of 2020 and I sort of understand why after having finished listening to it. Daisy Donovan has a beautiful voice and is a great performer. She was absolutely phenomenal in the first two thirds of the narration, but I found her a tiny bit overdramatic towards the end when reading Agnes' part/stream of consciousness. The story is called "Hamnet" but it revolves mainly around his mother Anne Hathaway ("Agnes" here). The prose is great in my opinion, the characterisation as well for sure although at some point it just felt like too much "Agnes" when I was really enjoying the children's relationships. Oddly enough, the character I enjoyed the least (= Shakespeare himself, fictionalised) was the one mentioned the least too (he doesn't even have a name in the novel, which is a very entertaining choice). He was the least empathetic guy I've read about in a good while and if that's a writing thing, then I'm all for it but I did not like him. The ending was a bit of a blur to me if I'm honest, and only Donovan's performance made me understand Agnes' part was meant to explore heartbreak and a how a family/mother/father deals with mourning the loss of their child when they fail at communicating with one another. The descriptions are fantastic most of the time, but I just feel like something is amiss for me to completely fall head over heels with "Hamnet."

    Amazingly performed

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