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Iris Lockhart is shocked when she receives a phone call informing her that her great-aunt Esme, whom Iris never knew about, is being released from the mental hospital where she has spent the last sixty-one years, and wonders what long-buried family secrets the woman will bring with her when Iris takes her in.

A memoir of Maggie O'Farrell that discusses her near-death experiences.

"A . . . novel about the death of Shakespeare's 11 year old son Hamnet--a name interchangeable with Hamlet in 15th century Britain--and the years leading up to the production of his great play.

"Sylvie wakes one night, suddenly, without knowing why. Then she sees the most spectacular sight - a pair of wings, enormous in size, made of the softest snow-white feathers imaginable.

"A novel set in Renaissance Italy, and centering on the captivating young duchess Lucrezia de' Medici"--Provided by publisher.