Hamnet
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WINNER OF THE 2020 WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION .ON A SUMMER’S DAY IN 1596, A YOUNG GIRL IN STRATFORD-UPON-AVON TAKES TO HER BED WITH A SUDDEN FEVER. HER TWIN BROTHER, HAMNET, SEARCHES EVERYWHERE FOR HELP. WHY IS NOBODY AT HOME? THEIR MOTHER, AGNES, IS OVER A MILE AWAY, IN THE GARDEN WHERE SHE GROWS MEDICINAL HERBS. THEIR FATHER IS WORKING IN LONDON. NEITHER PARENT KNOWS THAT HAMNET WILL NOT SURVIVE THE WEEK. HAMNET IS A NOVEL INSPIRED BY THE SON OF A FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT: A BOY WHOSE LIFE HAS BEEN ALL BUT FORGOTTEN, BUT WHOSE NAME WAS GIVEN TO ONE OF THE MOST CELEBRATED PLAYS EVER WRITTEN
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American Dirt
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LYDIA PEREZ OWNS A BOOKSHOP IN ACAPULCO, MEXICO, AND IS MARRIED TO A FEARLESS JOURNALIST. LUCA, THEIR EIGHT-YEAR-OLD SON, COMPLETES THE PICTURE. BUT IT ONLY TAKES A BULLET TO RIP THEM APART. IN A CITY IN THE GRIP OF A DRUG CARTEL, FRIENDS BECOME ENEMIES OVERNIGHT, AND LYDIA HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO FLEE WITH LUCA AT HER SIDE. NORTH FOR THE BORDER… WHATEVER IT TAKES TO STAY ALIVE. THE JOURNEY IS DANGEROUS – NOT ONLY FOR THEM, BUT FOR THOSE THEY ENCOUNTER ALONG THE WAY. WHO CAN BE TRUSTED? AND WHAT SACRIFICES IS LYDIA PREPARED TO MAKE.
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