Maggie O’Farrell has opened up about how her several near-death experiences led to her writing Hamnet – and to her saying yes to the film adaptation.
The author, 53, has found herself in the spotlight after the screen adaptation of her 2020 novel, about the death of Shakespeare’s 11-year-old son, went on to become a hit film, earning its lead star Jessie Buckley an Oscar and O’Farrell a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.
