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  • Tin Man

  • A Novel
  • Written by: Sarah Winman
  • Narrated by: Sarah Winman
  • Length: 4 hrs and 33 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (37 ratings)

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Tin Man

Written by: Sarah Winman
Narrated by: Sarah Winman
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Publisher's Summary

Shortlisted for the 2017 Costa Novel Award

Finalist for the 2019 Indies Choice Book Award: Book of the Year

Longlisted for the 2019 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction

Finalist for the 2019 Ferro-Grumley Award for LGBTQ Fiction

From internationally bestselling author Sarah Winman comes an unforgettable and heartbreaking novel celebrating love in all its forms and the little moments that make up the life of an autoworker in a small working-class town.

This is almost a love story. But it's not as simple as that.

Ellis and Michael are twelve when they first become friends, and for a long time it is just the two of them, cycling the streets of Oxford, teaching themselves how to swim, discovering poetry, and dodging the fists of overbearing fathers. And then one day this closest of friendships grows into something more.

But then we fast-forward a decade or so, to find that Ellis is married to Annie, and Michael is nowhere in sight. Which leads to the question, what happened in the years between?

With beautiful prose and characters that are so real they jump to life, Tin Man is a love letter to human kindness and friendship, and to loss and living.

©2018 Sara Winman (P)2018 Penguin Audio

What the critics say

"Winman has crafted something of a small miracle here.... The slow build of emotion and the cascade of quiet, well-earned tears are testament to how rich this meditation on love, art, loss and redemption truly is." (New York Times Book Review)

“The most therapeutic emotional journey of the year.” (EW.com) 

“Half love story and half identity quest, Sarah Winman's Tin Man is 100 percent beautiful. It's the perfect book to completely drag you out of your own personal reality and into someone else's for a little while, and you'll find yourself reading it again and again.” (PopSugar

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It is absolutely brilliant. I just loved this story and the narration. Bravo to Sarah Winman.

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An Absolute Gem

Beautifully written (and narrated), this book is short but resonant and emotional. My heart is full. Highly recommended.

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Thank you!

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Sarah Winman read her gorgeous book. The language is lovely and evocative. The love is pure and sweet, bitter and sweet. Sarah's voice is rich, loved having it fill my rooms for a time.

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