The last page left me with chills. I got my copy from someone who gave up after 100 pages, and it did take me a long time to get into the story. It wasn’t what I expected, the plot focused more on Shakespeare’s wife/Hamnet’s mother than on the plays or the plague, but the writing was beautiful and I loved Agnes and Mary and Susanna and Judith. The second half of the book was especially moving, such a true selection of grief and how it warps time and depletes motivation. 
I wish we would have had more time with Bartholomew, his bro-ish-ness in the second half confused me. I would have liked to see how his family developed and seen more of his relationship with Agnes grow. 
This was a peaceful and moving read, I might come back to it in winter months when I’m looking for something to curl up with.