Hamnet

Narrates the story of Agnes, the wife of William Shakespeare, in her struggle to overcome the loss of their only son, Hamnet. This deeply emotional and delicately written novel explores grief, motherhood, and love with a unique sensitivity. Set in 16th century England, amidst the everyday life of an ordinary family, the story focuses on Agnes, whose life is devastated by the sudden death of her twin son at the age of eleven.

While William is absent from family life, absorbed in his theatrical career in London, Agnes must bear the weight of mourning alone. Through an intimate and poetic narrative, the void left by the loss of a child is revealed, and how this tragedy seeps into every corner of existence. Agnes faces the pain with a quiet strength, seeking meaning where there is only absence. The relationship between mother and son becomes the beating heart of the story, contrasting with the emotional and physical distance of the husband.

The novel also suggests how this heartbreaking event influences, years later, the creation of one of the most iconic works in universal theater: Hamlet. Without explicitly naming it, the author appears as a man marked by grief, channeling his loss through art. The story of Agnes and Hamnet thus emerges as a powerful reinterpretation of what may have been at the origin of Shakespeare's tragedy. With beauty, depth, and compassion, this work gives voice to a historically silenced figure, transforming grief into living memory and enduring art.