Maggie O’Farrell – Irish novelist of the late 20th and 21st centuries, author of «Hamnet» and «The Marriage Portrait», winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction. Her works blend historical imagination with psychological depth, exploring family, love, and loss.
✨ Born in 1972 in Northern Ireland, raised in Scotland and Wales. 📚 Studied English literature at Cambridge University. 🖋 Debuted with «After You’d Gone» (2000), praised for its emotional resonance. 🏆 «Hamnet» (2020) won the Women’s Prize and brought her worldwide recognition. 🎭 The novel reimagines Shakespeare’s family through the lens of grief. 📖 «The Marriage Portrait» (2022) is set in Renaissance Italy. 💡 Known for lyrical prose and sensitivity to the human body and its fragility. 🌍 Worked as a journalist and creative writing teacher. 📚 Also wrote memoir «I Am, I Am, I Am» about near-death experiences. 👨👩👧 Lives in Edinburgh with her husband, novelist Will Sutcliffe, and their children. 😄 Joked that she wrote «Hamnet» “surrounded by children louder than Shakespearean ghosts.”