<p>With the release of Chloe Zhao's rapturously acclaimed<em> </em>film <em>Hamnet</em>, adapted from Maggie O'Farrell's much-loved 2020 novel, SLOB re-releases one of our earliest episodes.</p><p><em>Hamnet</em> is a beautiful, lyrical novel about Anne Hathaway, Shakespeare's wife, and the early death of their son, Hamnet. O'Farrell refocussed Shakespeare's story on the women who are usually only glimpsed at the edges of his life, reinventing Anne Hathaway as a vivacious, sexy, creative and compelling full character. In doing so she reimagines <em>Hamlet</em> the play as a mediation on family, love, and loss, organized around Shakespeare's wife.</p><p>Our <em>Hamnet</em> episode itself is a historical curiosity. #18, in the earliest days of our podcast, it's officially SLOB juvenilia. We've changed and grown in the last year, and we owe everything to our listeners who tell us how it is and how it should be.</p><p>Please tell us what you think about <em>Hamnet</em>, book or film, by jumping on our Patreon chat: https://www.patreon.com/messages/9473d46b4c7d4e59be6239f82a3e8115?mode=campaign&amp;tab=chats</p><p>Whether you plan to see the film or not, this book has stayed in the zeitgeist ever since it was published.</p><br><p>Become a subscriber by signing up at Apple: <a href="http://apple.co/slob" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://apple.co/slob</a></p><p>Or join our Patreon community here: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/secretlifeofbookspodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/c/secretlifeofbookspodcast</a></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>