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Tin Man

From the bestselling author of STILL LIFE

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Tin Man

By: Sarah Winman
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Summary

 The beautiful and heartbreaking new novel from Sarah Winman, author of the international bestseller WHEN GOD WAS A RABBIT.

'Her best novel to date' Observer
'An exquisitely crafted tale of love and loss' Guardian
'A marvel' Sunday Express
'Astoundingly beautiful' Matt Haig

It begins with a painting won in a raffle: fifteen sunflowers, hung on the wall by a woman who believes that men and boys are capable of beautiful things.

And then there are two boys, Ellis and Michael,
who are inseparable.
And the boys become men,
and then Annie walks into their lives,
and it changes nothing and everything.

Tin Man sees Sarah Winman follow the acclaimed success of When God Was A Rabbit and A Year Of Marvellous Ways with a love letter to human kindness and friendship, loss and living.

(P)2017 Headline Publishing Group Limited©2017 Sarah Winman Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Heartfelt Inspiring Tear-jerking
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Critic reviews

The writing is powerful and yet understated, whether in Winman's observations about relationships or her evocations of landscapes. With her skilful command of language and deep emotional insight, Winman has produced in the exquisitely crafted Tin Man her best novel to date.
This is an astoundingly beautiful book. It drips with tenderness. It breaks your heart and warms it all at once (Matt Haig)
[Tin Man] is a marvel, full of love, longing and loss, huge emotions described in such a beautifully understated way that their impact is all the more powerful
An exquisitely crafted tale of love and loss
It's exquisite. There are stories you just feel privileged to read. Sarah's writing breaks you and heals you, all in the same moment, and I haven't been so moved, and so in love with a book and its characters in a very long time (Joanna Cannon, author of THE TROUBLE WITH GOATS AND SHEEP)
Tin Man may be a short novel, at just 195 pages, but it packs an enormous punch
[Tin Man has] themes of childhood bonds and traumas, and gay love, which she evokes with tender sympathy
A beautifully written novel
Heart-wrenching... a short but powerful novel about love and friendship
This book is why I read (Nina Pottell)
I didn't think a perfect book could exist, I was wrong (Simon Savidge)
Winman writes with a poetry that makes the impact of Tin Man so much greater than its 200 pages... ephemeral yet powerful... Every fleeting moment is worth repeating, again and again
[A] beautiful story about love, loss and longing
Tin Man sparkles with a timeless beauty that few other authors can invoke... disarmingly lovely and unequivocally heart breaking...Forget every other novel released this month and just read Tin Man, it's the perfect tale of love, loss and life
Heart-breaking and heart-making (Ali Land, author of GOOD ME, BAD ME)
Tin Man is Winman's best novel yet. The playful subversiveness still bubbles away but there's a new candour there, an acceptance of needs and flaws that proves deeply touching. This is storytelling as cruelly kind as fate itself (Patrick Gale)
A beautiful, life-giving book that will constantly surprise you
'It was beautiful, and occasionally, it hurt,' says Michael - and this exactly describes the wonder of this bruisingly tender book
Emotionally charged
All stars
Most relevant
life can be a struggle it can seem a struggle, so look for the beauty in everything you do. more than anything this book reminds us to love and be loved.

the beauty of life

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Having read one of Sarah Winman’s other books ‘When God Was A Rabbit’ I thought I had her writing style all figured out, that was until I was blown away by her latest offering of Tin Man;
such a tender portrayal of love, loss and friendship.
The weaving narrative of the Ellis & Michael is beautifully interlinked with the women who embrace their friendship and bask in its beautiful glow.
Like Sarah’s other books I’m left wanting more, her stories cradle you, an absolute balm of hope much needed for our unsettling times. Ready to re read it all over again!

If you loved when god was arabbit you’ll love this

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Beautifully read by the author. A story that flows effortlessly with stunning prose, poetic, powerful. I adored every word. Thank you

Heart breaking and warming in equal

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I absolutely loved this audio book. It was written so beautifully. I would recommend!

Beautifully written, beautifully read.

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I struggled to finish this. i found it a little lack lustre for me.

Not for me!

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