ife has so twisted things that there are no longer any clean swords nor great causes, nor black enemies. And the flags do not know which way to flutter, so contrary are the winds of the modern world. All is doubt. And doubt’s colour is grey. Grey is no colour for a ballad.
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‘Hamnet’ and the Ethics of Creative Biography
*contains minor spoilers for Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell. I finished ‘Hamnet’ by Maggie O’Farrell two days ago. I’m late to this party, and very nearly missed the boat due to that self important streak of anarchism that insists on refusing the recommended. It is very good: O’Farrell has the gift of Word Painting. A worldContinue reading “‘Hamnet’ and the Ethics of Creative Biography”