Hamnet: A Novel of the Plague

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In 1580s England, Agnes walks her familys land with a falcon on her glove and is known throughout the countryside for her unusual gifts as a healer, understanding plants and potions better than she does people. Once she settles with her husband on Henley Street in Stratford-upon-Avon, she becomes a fiercely protective mother and a steadfast, centrifugal force in the life of her young husband, whose career on the London stage is taking off when their beloved young son succumbs to sudden fever. Hamnet is a re-imagining of a boy whose life has been all but forgotten, and whose name was given to one of the most celebrated plays of all time.