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4.1 · 15 ratings on Open Library · 154 want to read it

Published by Libros del Asteroide · Fiction · ISBN 9788417977580

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A historical novel that imagines Shakespeare's family life in Stratford. Agnes, a singular young woman the whole town talks about for the remedies she makes from plants, meets a young Latin tutor, and the two start a family. The book centres on the death of their son Hamnet in 1596, at eleven, on his parents' grief and on the event that inspired Hamlet.

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Who it's for
For readers of historical fiction who prefer domestic life to great events: the focus is on Agnes, motherhood, family affection and loss rather than on the playwright. No knowledge of Shakespeare's work is needed.
Why people still read it
It won the US National Book Critics Circle Award, was El País's best novel of 2021 and received Spain's Premio de la Crítica for foreign-language fiction in 2022. Chloé Zhao adapted it for film, and Jessie Buckley won the 2026 Oscar for best actress for that film.

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