Maggie O'Farrell talks about uncovering lost stories and voices in her new novel, Hamnet

“I wanted her to be this character who had her own brand of intelligence and perspicuity about people. She saw something in him because she could see into people, and that’s why she chose him”

Author InterviewsJan 17, 2020by Alice O'Keeffe

Maggie O'Farrell

After seven novels and a hit memoir, Maggie O’Farrell turns her hand to historical fiction with the tale of Shakespeare’s lost young son, who inspired his most famous work

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