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Soubhiville
Hamnet | Maggie O'Farrell
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Pickpick

Beautiful writing but such a sad story! I felt the weaving of timelines was perfect to let me meet all the characters as youngsters and watch them all grow, both generations. Making Agnes the main character really worked for me. At its heart it‘s a story of motherhood and losing a child, that huge grief. The fact of the husband being one of the most famous playwrights isn‘t very important. A story that will stay with me.

JenlovesJT47 😻😻😻 2w
Amor4Libros I loved this one! 2w
Fantasyfan This is one of top reads for 2025! Cant wait to get to it. 2w
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AmyG I loved this one, too. 2w
sarahbarnes Loved this one too. 🩵 2w
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2w
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TheSpineView
Shakespeare's Sonnets and Poems | William Shakespeare
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dabbe 🖤🖤🖤 1mo
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LiseWorks
King Henry VIII | William Shakespeare
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November 5th #DaysDevotedTo Redheads These two are my favorite historical characters, and they are redheads. @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Classic 👏🏻👏🏻 2mo
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Amor4Libros
Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent | Judi Dench, Brendan O'Hea
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This was such a delightful book! I have never been that curious about Shakespeare‘s plays, but hearing Judi Dench talk about her experience playing different characters was a treat.

Loved the banter between Judi and Brendan, it was very entertaining.

If you are a fan of Shakespeare, Judi Dench or if you are just curious about his work (like I was), read this!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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AroundTheBookWorld
A Midsummer-night's Dream | William Shakespeare
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quietjenn
Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent | Judi Dench, Brendan O'Hea
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This was a complete delight. Highly recommended if you are interested in Dame Judi, Shakespeare, theatre history, the RSC, or acting in general. I googled so many pictures and fell down so many Wiki holes, looking up people and productions she talks about.

Bookberry This sounds wonderful! I'll check it out. I'm a big fan of Dame Judi. 2mo
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IuliaC
Hamnet | Maggie O'Farrell
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Maggie O'Farrell is such a great storyteller!
This historical fiction creates a possible context for the birth of one of the most famous theater plays of all times. In the 1580s in Stratford a couple has two girls and a boy. The boy called Hamnet dies at the age of 11. The name of the father is never mentioned in the novel, but four years later he writes a play called "Hamlet", while we know that Hamnet and Hamlet are actually the same name.

bumpinthenight What are the read n roll stickers? 2mo
IuliaC @bumpinthenight It's a sort of an exaggerated marketing technique used by a local library which lends books for free to individuals and earns money from subscriptions paid by companies for their employees. It became so visible that people ask if this benefit is included in their employment package when they get hired 🙈 2mo
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Aimeesue
Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent | Judi Dench, Brendan O'Hea
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Destroying more books while listening to Dame Judi.
What a great Friday night! 💚
#audiocrafting

Amor4Libros I‘m listening to this one, also and loving it! 2mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 2mo
Aimeesue @Amor4Libros It‘s so good! 2mo
Aimeesue @dabbe 💚💚💚 2mo
LeahBergen Cute little birds! 2mo
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Aimeesue
Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent | Judi Dench, Brendan O'Hea
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Great listen! Makes me want to hunt down the film versions with Dame Judi so I can watch them.

Cuilin I love Shakespeare, I love Judi. Stacked. 2mo
Aimeesue @Cuilin Enjoy! The audio is just gorgeous in my ears. So lovely hearing her recite the parts from memory. 2mo
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AroundTheBookWorld
Tempest (UK) | William Shakespeare
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