Reviews round-up
Hamnet
by Maggie O’Farrell
1 of 1 critics positive
2 reviews: 1 rave; 1 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
Rave
Read the review ↗“a rich, sensitive examination of parental grief, sensitively narrated by Jessie Buckley”
Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell audiobook review – the life and loss of the woman behind the Bard
Verdict not stated
Read the review ↗“Was the premature death of Shakespeare’s only son really the inspiration for Hamlet?”
It takes many ghosts to make a story: how Maggie O'Farrell’s Hamnet takes from – and mistakes – Shakespeare
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