Tin Man

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Sarah Winman

Shortlisted for the 2017 Costa Novel AwardFrom 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 off the page, Tin Man is a love letter to human kindness and friendship, and to loss and living.

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Author

Sarah Winman

Pages

192

Publisher

Penguin Canada

Published Date

2018-05-15

ISBN

0735235163 9780735235168

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"A story about love, loss, and vulnerability between 12 year olds Ellis and Michael and their journey to adulthood. I love a book that makes you feel warm and loved when you’ve finished it. Those are the books that stay in your mind and heart for years. "

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Marie J Ervin

"BEAUTIFUL & MOVING! A quick and invested novel from each page!"

Bobby Hannafey

"I was holding back tears because of this book. "

Anthony Marcus

"A short, sweet and sad glimpse at a life unloved and a talent not pursued. Beautiful."

Helen O'Connor

"After I read this book I turned off the lights and cried for hours."

Sophia Martinez

"This book had some of the greatest and most tender grasp of grief and loneliness and memory that I have ever encountered. "

Leo Misislyan

"ok this might be my favorite book ever"

Andrea Larez

"it was so well written and honestly made me cry. their relationships were amazing ;-;"

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Ryan Taylor

"If you or one of your friends has strayed from the reading life, this is the perfect hook. Inducing a Netflix like binge, you could easily fly through this book in an evening. Ms. Winman weaves excitement, genuine joy, and self discovery between plot lines of sadness and hopelessness. Never straying off on unnecessary tangents it is simple and direct. Surprisingly contradictory to the preppy and self riotous setting of Oxford. "