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Maggie O'Farrell's 'wonderful' Hamnet declared Waterstones book of the year

Written By Unknown on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 | 7:18 PM

Historical novel depicting the death of Shakespeare’s son from plague has already won this year’s Women’s prize for fiction

Maggie O’Farrell’s story about the short life of Shakespeare’s son, Hamnet, has been named Waterstones book of the year, with the chain’s booksellers saying its message of “hope through the darkest of times” was “especially prescient for this turbulent year”.

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