When I finished Hamnet I pre-ordered Maggie O'Farrell's next book, The Marriage Portrait. When it came out, though, I had some trouble getting into it. I read the beginning; I frowned. I read the beginning again. I stopped reading.
But then six weeks later I went back to it. And you guys, it was SO good. I loved it. I'm still thinking about it. I loved the world she describes, and its characters, and the way she wove together the strands of her plot. I was not expecting suspense and yet my heart was in my mouth toward the end. I loved the ending even though the sadness of it still tugs at me. I even loved the author's note -- I did not know what those Medici husbands got up to. Highly recommended.
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