Tin Man

A Novel

De: Sarah Winman

Narrado por: Sarah Winman

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 off the page, Tin Man is a love letter to human kindness and friendship, and to loss and living.

I challenge anyone to read this book without sobbing at least once

Masterful and tender this book epitomizes humanity and compassion . Love and loss are beautifully rendered

Writing superb!

Though the story wasn't up my alley, I was delighted by the writing. Performance was spot on!

Sunflowers and life

The incredible way Sarah writes about love, family and relationships, and how we all must just let people love who they love.

Exquisite writing stings the heart

The author lovingly presents her story with a voice so knowing the listener is immediately drawn in to the intimacy of its quiet privacy. Reveal after reveal slowly breaks your heart as you fall in love with these characters. I want to say more, so much more, but it would lessen the impact of the trance-like experience. Devastating yet ecstatically transporting.

A visual piece

Heavy but worthwhile. Unlike others, I love the descriptive language. I feel like I was witness to every scene. A beautiful and profound piece laced with grief and sadness but ultimately leaves you with peace and hope.