With each Maggie O'Farrell novel I read, I come to love her writing more and more.

This novel about Shakespeare's wife and children is no exception. O'Farrell's writing is cinematic, sensual and entrancing. Within minutes of starting to read, I was fully immersed in the beautiful, tragic world O'Farrell creates, fully invested in what was happening to her characters and fully in love with the story. One slight quibble was the rapidity of the ending. I really wanted the end to be just a little more developed so I could linger just a little while longer in the world O'Farrell creates
4.5 happy stars from this reader.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this ARC.