*As featured on BBC Radio 4's 'A Good Read'* Winner of the 2010 Costa Novel Award and a Sunday Times bestseller (2010), THE HAND THAT FIRST HELD MINE is a gorgeously written story of love and motherhood from the author of HAMNET and THE MARRAI
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*As featured on BBC Radio 4's 'A Good Read'* Winner of the 2010 Costa Novel Award and a Sunday Times bestseller (2010), THE HAND THAT FIRST HELD MINE is a gorgeously written story of love and motherhood from the author of HAMNET and THE MARRAI
A top-ten bestseller 2016, shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award, THIS MUST BE THE PLACE by Maggie O'Farrell crosses time zones and continents to reveal an extraordinary portrait of a marriage. 'A complex, riveting novel of love and hope that grip
Vinder af The Women's Prize for Fiction 2020. En smuk og sørgelig bog om Shakespeares eneste søn, Hamnet. Et indlevende portræt af en dreng og hans mor, og frem for alt en stor roman om kærlighed og tab, smukt og sørgeligt fortalt med en let og tidløs
'Shes like no one Ive ever met... Shes like fire and water all at once.' Warwickshire, 1582. Agnes Hathaway, a natural healer, meets the Latin tutor, William Shakespeare. Drawn together by powerful but hidden impulses, they create a life together
A story of a dysfunctional but deeply loveable family reunited, set during the legendary summer of 1976, INSTRUCTIONS FOR A HEATWAVE by Maggie O'Farrell was shortlisted for the 2013 Costa Novel Award and was a Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller (2013). I
The intense and breathtakingly accomplished novel from the bestselling author of HAMNET and THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT *440,000 copies sold* 'Seductive in style, prickly, disturbing and delicious' Olivia Laing _____ Edinburgh in the 1930s. The Lennox f
The groundbreaking debut novel from the bestselling author of HAMNET and THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT: one of the most extraordinary love stories you'll ever read. *Over 480,000 copies sold* 'This devastatingly skilful love story will break your heart!&#
The Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller from the author of HAMNET and THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT *400,000 copies sold* 'Insightful and emotionally raw' Daily Telegraph ______ When Lily moves into Marcus's flat, she is intrigued by signs of his recently
The Sunday Times bestselling novel from the author of HAMNET and THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT *Over 260,000 copies sold* Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award 'O'Farrell writes with lyrical precision about sex, fear and sibling rivalry... graceful and hyp
The Sunday Times top 10 bestselling summer read from author of HAMNET and THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT *Over 380,000 copies sold* Shortlisted for the 2013 Costa Novel Award 'Addictive. Told with real humanity, warmth, and infectious love' Observer _____
The Sunday Times no. 3 bestselling novel from author of HAMNET and THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT *Over 330,000 copies sold* Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award 'A complex, riveting novel of love and hope that grips at the heart' The Sunday Times _____ A
The no. 1 bestseller that inspired the major film starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal WINNER: BEST ACTRESS AT THE ACADEMY AWARDS WINNER: BEST PICTURE (DRAMA) AND BEST ACTRESS AT THE GOLDEN GLOBES WINNER: OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM AND BEST ACTRESS AT TH
"Hamnet" by Maggie O'Farrell is an amazing piece of historical fiction that shines a light on a young boy often forgotten by history - the famous playwright William Shakespeare's only son, Hamnet. A boy whose name is curiously close to t
Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2023 A Reese's Bookclub December Pick (2022) An Instant Sunday Times , New York Times and Irish Times Bestseller (August 2022) A Guardian and LitHub Book of the Year (December 2022) 'Every bit as e
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER - Now a major motion picture starring ACADEMY AWARD(R) winner Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson, and Joe Alwyn, directed by Chlo? Zhao. The acclaimed author of the Reese's B
AS FEATURED ON DESERT ISLAND DISCS, BIG SCOTTISH BOOK CLUB AND THE ZOE BALL BOOKCLUB, A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE SUNDAY TIMES, THE TIMES, GUARDIAN, IRISH TIMES, OBSERVER, RED and THE TELEGRAPH. *SHORTLISTED FOR THE PEN ACKERLEY PRIZE FOR MEMOIR AND AUTOBIO
The Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling memoir from the author of HAMNET and THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT With an introduction by Ann Patchett AS FEATURED ON: DESERT ISLAND DISCS, BIG SCOTTISH BOOK CLUB, THE ZOE BALL BOOKCLUB A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE SUNDAY TIMES ,
En smuk og sørgelig bog om Shakespeares eneste søn, Hamnet. Et indlevende portræt af en dreng og hans mor, og frem for alt en stor roman om kærlighed og tab, smukt og sørgeligt fortalt med en let og tidløs stemme. "Hamnet er en vidunderlig bog. Sanse
VINDER AF COSTA NOVEL AWARD Medrivende roman om to kvinder, der forbindes over 50 år gennem kunst, kærlighed, svig, hemmeligheder og moderskab. Fra forfatteren bag Det rette sted. Unge Lexie Sinclair føler sig fanget af livet på landet. Hun møder tilfældi
Gripping, insightful, and deft, The Distance Between Us by Maggie O'Farrell is a haunting story of the way our families shape our lives, from the award-winning author of Hamnet and The Marriage Portrait. On a cold February afternoon, Stella catches si
WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION FINALIST - REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK - NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - The author of award-winning Hamnet brings the world of Renaissance Italy to jewel-bright life in this unforgettable fictional portrait of the captivating yo
Firenze 1545. Lucrezia de' Medici kommer til verden som femte barn af byens mægtige storhertug og udnytter sin plads midt i søskendeflokken til at leve sit eget liv i det store palads. Hun sniger sig rundt i dets hemmelige gange, lytter ved dørene og
An irresistible love story, an unforgettable family. Bestselling author Maggie O'Farrell captures an extraordinary marriage with insight and laugh-out-loud humor in what Richard Russo calls "her breakout book." Perfect for readers of Where&#
From the New York Times best-selling author of Hamnet comes a gothic, intricate tale of family secrets, lost lives, and the freedom brought by truth... In the middle of tending to the everyday business at her vintage-clothing shop and sidestepping her mar
From the best-selling author of Hamnet and The Marriage Portrait comes a spellbinding novel of two women connected across fifty years by art, love, betrayals, secrets, and motherhood. "An exquisitely sensual tale of love, motherhood, and other forms
'You will never understand how the land remembers, how deep the roots grow' A spellbinding story of separation, longing, recovery and survival as a family makes a new home in the aftermath of tragedy. 'A heart-bursting story of resilience and
Vi er aldrig tættere på livet, end når vi står ansigt til ansigt med døden. JEG ER, JEG ER, JEG ER er Maggie OFarrells utrolige erindringsbog om de nærdødsoplevelser, der har inddelt og defineret hendes liv. Barndomssygdommen, der holdt hende sengeliggend
FIRENZE 1545. Lucrezia de Medici kommer til verden som femte barn af byens mægtige storhertug og udnytter sin plads midt i søskendeflokken til at leve sit liv i det store palads. Hun sniger sig rundt i dets hemmelige gange, lytter ved dørene og udfolder s