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Each of these ...Sep 9, 2020 · Maggie O’Farrell’s novel Hamnet, set in an England stalked by a plague that kills the young son of William Shakespeare, has won the Women’s prize for fiction. Biography. Maggie O’Farrell is the author of Hamnet, and the memoir, I Am, I Am, I Am. Both of those were No. 1 Sunday Times bestsellers. Her many novels include After You’d Gone, My Lover’s Lover, The Distance Between Us, The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox, The Hand that First Held Mine, Instruction for a Heatwave, and …Maggie O’Farrell on the ‘Hamnet’ Adaptation, Working With Chloé Zhao, and What ‘The Marriage Portrait’ Means to Her. The bestselling author is readying her Shakespeare-inspired novel ... Never think you are safe. Never take for granted that your children's hearts beat, that they sup milk, that they draw breath, that they walk and speak and smile and argue and play. Never for a moment forget they may be gone, snatched from you, in the blink of an eye, borne away from you like thistledown.”. ― Maggie O'Farrell, Hamnet. Author Q&A. Maggie O’Farrell’s latest novel, This Must Be the Place, takes readers on a journey from contemporary Ireland to Brooklyn in the 1940s and to many, many places in between. The story revolves around Daniel Sullivan, a thoughtful American linguist in a tumultuous winding relationship with Claudette, an internationally famous actress. Maggie O’Farrell, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, is the author of HAMNET, Winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2020, and the memoir I AM, I AM, I AM, both Sunday Times no. 1 bestsellers. Her novels include AFTER YOU’D GONE, MY LOVER’S LOVER, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US, which won a Somerset Maugham Award, THE VANISHING ACT OF ... Maggie O’Farrell, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, is the author of HAMNET, Winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2020, and the memoir I AM, I AM, I AM, both Sunday Times no. 1 bestsellers. Her novels include AFTER YOU’D GONE, MY LOVER’S LOVER, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US, which won a Somerset Maugham Award, THE …Maggie O’Farrell has done it again – like her previous book HAMNET, THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT was a fascinating window into history, this time exploring the events surrounding the untimely death of Lucrezia de’ Medici, the third daughter of Cosimo de’ Medici, the Grand Duke of Tuscany during the Italian Renaissance.MAGGIE O'FARRELL was born in Northern Ireland in 1972 and grew up in Wales and Scotland. She has worked as a waitress, chambermaid, bike messenger, teacher, arts administrator, journalist (in Hong Kong and London), and as the deputy literary editor of The Independent on Sunday. Her books include Hamnet (winner of the National …The books featured on this site are aimed primarily at readers aged 13 or above and therefore you must be 13 years or over to sign up to our newsletter. Please tick this box to indicate that you’re 13 or over. Sign up to the Harriet Evans email newsletter to keep up to date with new releases, author news, and exclusive competitions.Set largely between Hong Kong and the Scottish Highlands, Maggie O'Farrell's third novel is a story about family and emigration - and the way you can never escape your family, or their history, no matter how far you travel. Stella - spirited, witty and passionate - has fled London to confront the childhood secret which has marked her life, and twinned her …A rich, engrossing feast of a novel to lose yourself in ( Sunday Mirror) A magnificent novel that is perceptive, profound and page-turning in equal measures. There are few things I look forward to like a Maggie O'Farrell novel and she never disappoints ( Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of The Last Act of Love) There is tragedy in the … Top Maggie O'Farrell titles. The Marriage Portrait: the Instant Sunday Ti…. This Must Be the Place: The bestselling novel…. Instructions for a Heatwave: The bestselling novel…. I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes With Death: The…. Where Snow Angels Go: From the author of the…. Maggie O'Farrell 4 Books Collection Set (After You'd G…. Meet Maggie. Maggie O’Farrell, FRSOL, is the author of HAMNET, Winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2020, and the memoir I AM, I AM, I AM, both Sunday Times …Gripping, insightful, and deft, The Distance Between Us by Maggie O'Farrell is a haunting story of the way our families shape our lives, from the award-winning author of Hamnet and The Marriage Portrait.On a cold February afternoon, Stella catches si... 1104658967. Dewey Decimal. 823/.914. LC Class. PR6065.F36 H35 2020. Hamnet is a 2020 novel by Maggie O'Farrell. It is a fictional account of William Shakespeare 's son, Hamnet, who died at age eleven in 1596, focusing on his parents' grief. In Canada, the novel was published under the title Hamnet & Judith. [1] Maggie O’Farrell’s 2022 novel, The Marriage Portrait is a historical-fictional account of Lucrezia de Medici, ... On it’s accuracy, author Maggie O’Farrell tells The Seattle Times: “I’ve taken every biographical detail I possibly can about these people, and around them, I’ve embroidered a novel. There are facts in the book, but ...These are some of the themes explored by author Maggie O'Farrell in Hamnet, a beautifully-written masterpiece which imagines the story of the life - and death - of William Shakespeare's only son, Hamnet.The year is 1596 in rural Stratford, England. Eleven-year-old Hamnet (a name interchangeable during this time with Hamlet) lives …Maggie O’Farrell is a wonderful author and can be relied upon to give readers page turning books. I like the alternative possible view of the way it ends. The people and scenes were clearly well researched and the story compelling making the reading of it very enjoyable. Thank you for another great read. Best-selling author Maggie O’Farrell captures a remarkable marriage with insight and laugh-out-loud humor. Daniel Sullivan leads a complicated life. A New Yorker living in the wilds of Ireland, he has children he never sees in California, a fa... by Maggie O'Farrell. ( 7,809 ) ₹ 297.95 ₹ 530.25. You Save: ₹ 232.30 (44%) Winner of the 2010 Costa Novel Award and a Sunday Times bestseller, THE HAND THAT FIRST HELD MINE by Maggie O'Farrell is a gorgeously written story of love and motherhood from the author of HAMNET and I AM, I AM, I AM.Maggie O’Farrell, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, is the author of HAMNET, Winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2020, and the memoir I AM, I AM, I AM, both Sunday Times no. 1 bestsellers. Her novels include AFTER YOU’D GONE, MY LOVER’S LOVER, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US, which won a …The Marriage Portrait. Paperback – 11 July 2023. by Maggie O'Farrell (Author) 4.4 26,608 ratings. Editors' pick Hand-selected reads. See all formats and editions. WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION FINALIST - REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK - NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - The author of award-winning Hamnet brings the world of …Author: Maggie O’Farrell. ISBN-13: 978-1472223845. Publisher: Tinder Press. Guideline Price: £20. In Emma, Jane Austen wrote that “a woman is not to marry a man merely because she is asked ...After You'd Gone. Paperback – 1 April 2010. AFTER YOU'D GONE is the groundbreaking debut novel from the Costa-Award winning Maggie O'Farrell, author of HAMNET and I AM, I AM, I AM. It is a stunning, best-selling novel of wrenching love and grief. A distraught young woman boards a train at King's Cross to return …Maggie O’Farrell is the author of HAMNET, Winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2020, and the memoir I AM, I AM, I AM, both Sunday Times no. 1 bestsellers. Her novels include AFTER YOU’D GONE, MY LOVER’S LOVER, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US, which won a Somerset Maugham Award, THE VANISHING ACT OF ESME LENNOX, THE HAND …Maggie O’Farrell, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, is the author of HAMNET, Winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2020, and the memoir I AM, I AM, I AM, both Sunday Times no. 1 bestsellers. Her novels include AFTER YOU’D GONE, MY LOVER’S LOVER, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US, which won a …Maggie O'Farrell is the author of HAMNET, Winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction 2020, and the memoir I AM, I AM, I AM, both Sunday Times no. 1 bestsellers. Her novels include AFTER YOU'D GONE, MY LOVER'S LOVER, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US, which won a Somerset Maugham Award, THE VANISHING ACT …. The farm at san benito, Parma tavern, Smartbar, Marios restaurant, Earths elements, Okemo mountain ludlow vermont, Stove guard com, Los angeles county arboretum and botanic garden, Nalli.