Edition details
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell. Six colour illustrations, including two double-page spreads and a title page spread by Becca Thorne. Printed in black and green throughout. Illustrated drop caps. Maroon endpapers. Bound in light green clothe screen-printed and blocked in dark green with a cover picture. Dark green slipcase gilt blocked with a logo. 384pp. 22.9x15.9cm. (150 copies were signed by the author on a tipped in sheet for a £130 extra)
About the book
Maggie O'Farrell's Hamnet imagines the family life of William Shakespeare and his wife around the death of their young son. The novel focuses particularly on Agnes, Shakespeare's wife, and the emotional devastation caused by the child's death. It blends historical fiction with a deeply intimate exploration of family, grief and the relationship between loss and artistic creation. Across these works, Austen examines courtship, money, family, social class and personal judgement with wit and psychological precision. The set presents the full achievement of one of English literature's most influential novelists.
