Set in the aftermath of the famine, the Hamnet author’s family saga folds in myth and folklore

After the ‘bonkers’ Oscars, the Co Derry-born author of Hamnet is poised to publish Land, a novel inspired by her own family history in post-Famine Ireland

Set in the aftermath of the famine, the Hamnet author’s family saga folds in myth and folklore

Why read historical fiction? A new novel by the author of “Hamnet” offers one answer: because it’s fun.

“La ficción nace de lo que desconoces”, escribió la autora en una columna publicada en “The Guardian”. Una investigación familiar la llevó a reconstruir la vida de uno de sus…

Land by Maggie O'Farrell has an overall rating of Positive based on 19 book reviews.

Auch in „Land“ geht es um Abschiede. Jetzt erzählt O'Farrell vom Weitermachen und warum Zuhörer bei ihren Lesungen ohnmächtig werden.

Maggie O’Farrell’s two previous historical novels, Hamnet and The Marriage Portrait, made her a household name. Land marks a return to her Irish roots: ‘Every family has its myths…