Bookseller Reviews
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Incredibly tender and moving....
What an incredibly moving novel, it literally leaves you totally and utterly speechless with emotions.
I've read all of Sarah Winman's books, but Tim Man ... READ MORE
Tin Man
Wow what a truly, beautiful, beautiful novel.
I loved both When God Was A Rabbit and A Year Of Marvellous Ways both very different to Tin Man.
A beaut... READ MORE
Book of the Year Material
Tin Man broke me much like A Little Life did last year. That, I think, is possibly the highest compliment I can pay a book.
It's a short read but it packs... READ MORE
Stunning
“Men and boys should be capable of beautiful things.”
Sometimes less is more and that is very much the way with ‘Tin Man’. At only 195 pages this book pac... READ MORE
A story about love and all its potential
In her signature lyrical prose, Winman transports you into the lives of her characters - a world of vibrant colour and family, as well as crushing loneline... READ MORE
4.5 Stars!
This was SUCH a sweet story of the love stories in our lives, your first love, the love of art, the love of your mother, your calming love. And all of the ... READ MORE
Synopsis
Shortlisted for the 2017 Costa Book Awards Novel Award
Something good in a day of bad.
One of those rare novels that lives on long after the last page; Sarah Winman’s power to fully inhabit her characters only seems to deepen, and this is a novel that almost stings with truth.
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.
Ellis, Michael and Annie, three points in a poignant triangle of loss and longing, a story of paths taken and the regrets that can haunt forever. Masterclass stuff from the author of When God was a Rabbit.
Sarah Winman grew up in Essex and now lives in London. She attended the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and went on to act in theatre, film and television.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
- ISBN: 9780755390977
- Number of pages: 224
- Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 22 mm
- Weight: 160g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View all It has rusted and ruined me. It has broken and mended me. With the tears it drew out of me, it has soldered itself to my poor, book-loving heart.
There’s something about first love, isn’t there? she said. It’s untouchable to those who played no part in it. But it’s the measure of all that follows.
B... READ MORE
A glorious, heartfelt read
“And I wonder what the sound of a heart breaking might be. And I think it might be quiet, unperceptively so, and not dramatic at all. Like the sound of an ... READ MORE
A stunning gently melancholic novel about sexuality and families
I love slightly melancholic books. There's something wonderful about being wrapped up in bed with a warm drink reading a book that stirs an ache in your ch... READ MORE
Deliciously Emotional
This one made a deep emotional impact on me – it's the only book I can honestly say made me teary eyed – twice! On reading the first few pages, I thought ... READ MORE
Raw and heartfelt
There are certain books which I’m really excited to read, and yet I have to wait until I’m in the right mood. In August I went to an event in my hometown w... READ MORE
There are many beautiful books then there is Tin Man.
A beautiful bright yellow cover heralds what is quite simply a stunningly beautiful novel inside. Tin Man by Sarah Winman begins with a painting of Van Gog... READ MORE
An ok although underwhelming read
I realise this book has received a lot of positive praise and I certainly wouldn't say it was no good but I did feel a little underwhelmed by this book. Th... READ MORE
A beautiful little novel
Tin Man is a beautiful little novel that does a fantastic job of capturing the complexity of the human condition. It tells the story of three young people ... READ MORE
Heartfelt, intimate, stunning
I absolutely loved this book - it really struck me on a very personal level and I've been recommending it to everyone
A heart-breakingingly beautiful story whose characters will remain with me for a long time.
The eloquence of Sarah Winman’s writing shines throughout this beautifully written, heart-wrenching short novel. It is about desire, love, loss, friendship... READ MORE
Slim and poignant novel set in largely in OXFORD (and the South of France)
A slim novel that charts the friendship – nay, something deeper, the relationship – between Ellis and Michael, and then Annie when she becomes Ellis’s wife... READ MORE
Beautifully written, you’d have to have a heart of stone not to be moved by it
Tin Man opens with Dora winning a painting in a raffle. That painting ignites something in her. Moving forward in time the narrative moves to Ellis, Dora’s... READ MORE
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