Reading Group: Hamnet (Saturday)

Saturday 12 March - 19.30-21.00

In March the Reading Group will discuss Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell which won the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2020.

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.

It's free and you don't need to book. For more information or to reserve a copy of the book call 720392 or email Jodie on [email protected]

Can't make it on Saturday? Why not come on Wednesday instead.

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