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Tinder Press (2018)
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Fiction. Literature. HTML:"My favorite book of the year was Tin Man. Sparsely written and achingly beautiful...The most powerful take on love, loss and vulnerability I've read in years."�??A Cup of Jo 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 one man. This is almost a love story. But it's not as simple as that. Ellis and Michael are twelve-year-old boys 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 livi… (more)
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LibraryThing member brenzi
We shared a cigarette, and in between us was a parched landscape strewn with the bones of abandoned plans only we once knew about." (Page 128)
I knew nothing about this book. If I had I may not have read it and that would've been my loss. Short and oh so bittersweet.
Two boys, twelve years old,
From there the book moves back and forth in time as Michael and Ellis relate the stories of their lives. They could've been lovers but that really wasn't meant to be. Because Annie is there too. So.....
A most unusual story about friendship, love, heartache, sadness, tragedy and, somehow, peace. Spare, evocative, lovely prose throughout that took my breath away. Outstanding fiction that seemed so very real.
I knew nothing about this book. If I had I may not have read it and that would've been my loss. Short and oh so bittersweet.
Two boys, twelve years old,
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Ellis and Michael. One drawn to art the other to poetry and writing; both drawn to each other. A painting of a field of sunflowers made famous by Vincent Van Gogh is won in a raffle by a pregnant woman in the opening pages of the book over the protests of her apparently abusive husband, who wants her to select the whiskey instead. This would've been Ellis' mother in 1950.From there the book moves back and forth in time as Michael and Ellis relate the stories of their lives. They could've been lovers but that really wasn't meant to be. Because Annie is there too. So.....
A most unusual story about friendship, love, heartache, sadness, tragedy and, somehow, peace. Spare, evocative, lovely prose throughout that took my breath away. Outstanding fiction that seemed so very real.
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LibraryThing member lauralkeet
And Ellis remembered thinking he would never meet anyone like him again, and in that acknowledgment, he knew, was love. He could see his mother concentrating on Michael’s words, how enraptured she was. And when he stopped, she bent down and kissed him on the head and said, Thank you. Because
What a beautiful book this is. Ellis and Michael meet when they are twelve years old, both reeling from hardship at home. They become inseparable and eventually their relationship turns into something more, something that cannot be fully realized, and eventually their lives move on independently. But neither Ellis nor Michael ever truly let go of this first love. Sections narrated by each man piece together a profoundly moving story of love, friendship, the power of art, and the staggering impact of loss. Exquisitely written, tissues required.
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 exhausted swallow falling gently to earth.
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everything she held on to and everything she believed in came together in that unexpected moment. The simple belief that men and boys were capable of beautiful things.What a beautiful book this is. Ellis and Michael meet when they are twelve years old, both reeling from hardship at home. They become inseparable and eventually their relationship turns into something more, something that cannot be fully realized, and eventually their lives move on independently. But neither Ellis nor Michael ever truly let go of this first love. Sections narrated by each man piece together a profoundly moving story of love, friendship, the power of art, and the staggering impact of loss. Exquisitely written, tissues required.
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 exhausted swallow falling gently to earth.
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LibraryThing member EssieYesterday
This book ate my soul.
LibraryThing member ShannonRose4
The prism of love found on these pages is so subtle and powerful, that I ended up picking up and re-starting this slip of a novel twice before I finally was hooked. The story of Ellis, Michael and Anne unfolds like a sunflower, slowly, as to better hold your gaze. The three friends seem to have the
A heartbreaking exquisite book of friendship, love, longing and loss that took a while to pull me in, has now become one that I can’t forget.
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perfect relationship, until Michael leaves without warning.A heartbreaking exquisite book of friendship, love, longing and loss that took a while to pull me in, has now become one that I can’t forget.
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LibraryThing member pdebolt
With spare, exquisitely chosen words, Sarah Winman vividly conveys the depth of human emotions through the unforgettable characters of Ellis, Michael and Alice. This is a tribute to the power of friendship, love and loss.
Ellis grows up in a home with an emotionally distant father and a devoted
I am grateful to Goodreads and the publisher for the opportunity to review this memorable book.
Ellis grows up in a home with an emotionally distant father and a devoted
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mother. As an only child, he is frequently lonely until Michael comes into his life when they are twelve years old. Their relationship evolves, as told through both their viewpoints, and is altered when Alice marries Ellis. There is a pervasive generosity of spirit in this character-driven novel. The plot is simple, the portrayal by Winman is masterful. I am grateful to Goodreads and the publisher for the opportunity to review this memorable book.
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LibraryThing member Twink
I read Sarah Winman's debut novel, When God Was a Rabbit, back in 2011. It was a unique first novel that I really enjoyed. Winman's latest is Tin Man - and it is a simply beautiful read - one that I absolutely recommend.
The cover is the perfect accompaniment to the story within. The sunflowers are
Tin Man opens with a prologue that ties that cover to the story within. And I was hooked immediately. In 1952 Dora wins the painting in a raffle.
"The painting was as conspicuous as a newly installed window, but one that looked out onto a life of color and imagination, far away from the grey factory dawn and in stark contrast to the brown curtains and brown carpet, both chosen by a man to hide the dirt."
We jump forward to 1996 and meet Ellis - Dora's son. Ellis has suffered much loss in his life - his mother, his wife, his best friend Michael and the direction he hoped his life would have taken. My heart ached for Ellis - his sadness and loss is raw and palpable. Winman's prose are so powerful and compelling. The reader is drawn into Ellis's life as he remembers, revisits and relives his life as he slowly allows himself to grieve.
And through those remembrances, we learn more about Michael. From the flyleaf...."This is almost a love story. But it's not as simple as that." Michael is also given a voice with part two. What Ellis has recounted is told from Michael's view, as he too chronicles his life. And it is just as poignant, if not more.
Absolutely recommended. Winman's words will move you to tears.
While I'm not sure of the origins of the title, my thinking is it is from L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz. “A heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others” - The Tin Woodman.
The cover is the perfect accompaniment to the story within. The sunflowers are
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overlaid by a subtle metallic gold leaf that is only visible when the cover catches the light.Tin Man opens with a prologue that ties that cover to the story within. And I was hooked immediately. In 1952 Dora wins the painting in a raffle.
"The painting was as conspicuous as a newly installed window, but one that looked out onto a life of color and imagination, far away from the grey factory dawn and in stark contrast to the brown curtains and brown carpet, both chosen by a man to hide the dirt."
We jump forward to 1996 and meet Ellis - Dora's son. Ellis has suffered much loss in his life - his mother, his wife, his best friend Michael and the direction he hoped his life would have taken. My heart ached for Ellis - his sadness and loss is raw and palpable. Winman's prose are so powerful and compelling. The reader is drawn into Ellis's life as he remembers, revisits and relives his life as he slowly allows himself to grieve.
And through those remembrances, we learn more about Michael. From the flyleaf...."This is almost a love story. But it's not as simple as that." Michael is also given a voice with part two. What Ellis has recounted is told from Michael's view, as he too chronicles his life. And it is just as poignant, if not more.
Absolutely recommended. Winman's words will move you to tears.
While I'm not sure of the origins of the title, my thinking is it is from L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz. “A heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others” - The Tin Woodman.
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LibraryThing member wifilibrarian
A story of what could have been. Deeply sad, set in when AIDs was ravaging the gay community, and when being gay was a lot harder than it is in 2020. But the central character, who brought two people together didn't ever use any labels on himself. I wish I had friendships like in the book.
LibraryThing member jfe16
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This is a poignant story of friendship and love between Ellis, Annie, and Michael. Told from Ellis’s point of view and then from Michael’s [as Ellis reads his diary], the bittersweet tale is filled with emotion and angst and loss.
Readers may find the sadness that
This is a poignant story of friendship and love between Ellis, Annie, and Michael. Told from Ellis’s point of view and then from Michael’s [as Ellis reads his diary], the bittersweet tale is filled with emotion and angst and loss.
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LibraryThing member BillieBook
A short, beautiful meditation on friendship, loss and the ephemeral natures of time and love.
LibraryThing member jenn88
Ellis and Michael are twelve when they meet and become best friends. They cycle the streets of Oxford, spend long lazy days on the beach, Ellis Sketches and Michael writes. They travel. And in between all that their friendships blossoms into something more. But not quite. A decade has passed and
I did not like that there were no quotation marks at all in this short book. It was PDF and I could not open it on any program on my computer and the text was extremely small and frustrating to have to zoom in on every page on my phone or tablet so I read it on the kindle app which made the story sometimes confusing. However, I did enjoy this story more than I thought I would. I read Sarah Winman's other books and said that I liked them while I was reading them but forgot them immediately afterwards. But this one is going to stick with me. Ellis and Michael have such a strong, true connection that it is enviable. They, as well as Annie, really came to life. Their experiences were written in such great detail that they felt real. I could see everything as I was reading it. A really great story about living, love, loss and friendship that should make us grateful for the time we've shared with loved ones and for us to remember to enjoy the precious moments together with loved ones who are still here.
Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin Random House Canada for my copy.
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Ellis is married to Annie and Michael is no longer in the picture. But what happened to make it that way?I did not like that there were no quotation marks at all in this short book. It was PDF and I could not open it on any program on my computer and the text was extremely small and frustrating to have to zoom in on every page on my phone or tablet so I read it on the kindle app which made the story sometimes confusing. However, I did enjoy this story more than I thought I would. I read Sarah Winman's other books and said that I liked them while I was reading them but forgot them immediately afterwards. But this one is going to stick with me. Ellis and Michael have such a strong, true connection that it is enviable. They, as well as Annie, really came to life. Their experiences were written in such great detail that they felt real. I could see everything as I was reading it. A really great story about living, love, loss and friendship that should make us grateful for the time we've shared with loved ones and for us to remember to enjoy the precious moments together with loved ones who are still here.
Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin Random House Canada for my copy.
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LibraryThing member teachlz
My Review of “Tin Man” by Sarah Winman
“Tin Man” by Sarah Winman is beautifully written with vivid colorful descriptions of flowers, and landscape. At the same time it is a heartbreaking and emotional story about loneliness, friendship, and memories. The author expresses the feelings of love
The Author compares and contrasts the differences of kindness and being mean, of acceptance and denial, and loss and living. The Author describes her characters as complex and complicated as depicted by the events and times.
Ellis and Michael become the best of friends when they are twelve. Both boys have been brought up in dysfunctional families. Ellis’s Mom was described as a compassionate and caring woman. The boys ride their bicycles and explore what life has to offer. Ellis marries Annie, and for a while the three of them are always together. Then Michael disappears.
What has happened to Michael? Why is Ellis so alone? This is thought provoking and sad story. I would recommend this for those readers that enjoy a descriptive and well written story. I received an ARC from NetGalley for my honest review.
“Tin Man” by Sarah Winman is beautifully written with vivid colorful descriptions of flowers, and landscape. At the same time it is a heartbreaking and emotional story about loneliness, friendship, and memories. The author expresses the feelings of love
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and loss through art, poetry and literature.The Author compares and contrasts the differences of kindness and being mean, of acceptance and denial, and loss and living. The Author describes her characters as complex and complicated as depicted by the events and times.
Ellis and Michael become the best of friends when they are twelve. Both boys have been brought up in dysfunctional families. Ellis’s Mom was described as a compassionate and caring woman. The boys ride their bicycles and explore what life has to offer. Ellis marries Annie, and for a while the three of them are always together. Then Michael disappears.
What has happened to Michael? Why is Ellis so alone? This is thought provoking and sad story. I would recommend this for those readers that enjoy a descriptive and well written story. I received an ARC from NetGalley for my honest review.
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LibraryThing member Kathl33n
This is a soft and quiet book. There isn't much of a plot but it's filled with deep thought and beautiful emotion. It's a book about love and loss and I am glad to have read it. Many thanks to the publisher for providing me with an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
LibraryThing member Beamis12
4+ I starts with a picture of Sunflowers, the same painting Van Gogh painted in the French countryside. Dora, pregnant with Michael wins this copy and againt her husband's wshes hangs it in her house. She will look at its sunny face, day after day, whenever things become unbearable. Michael and
How can such a slim book in page count hold so much emotion? Not melodramatically told, but simplygood storytelling and some emotive prose. Such a sense of melancholy, lonliness, grief and love fairly leap off the pages. We hear from Ellis, and then we hear Michaels story. At one point Michael writes in his journal,
"I'm broken by my need for others. By the erotic dance of memory that pounces when lonliness falls."
Sounds like words from a poem, and there is much more of those type of lines. This is a story that is both beautiful and sad. That painting, Van Gogh and the sunflowers will have meaning, threaded throughout this story. I would have given this five stars but for the fact that I sometimes became confused with the timeline. This does go back and forth, but for the most part I think it needed to be told this way, foritto make emotional sense. It does end with a sense of hope, bittersweet but hopeful.
ARC from Netgalley.
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Ellis meet when they are twelve, become best friends and for a while something more. Than Ellis meets Annie, and the two of them include Michael in their lives. One day Michael disappears, and then a different tragedy strikes, and that is this story.How can such a slim book in page count hold so much emotion? Not melodramatically told, but simplygood storytelling and some emotive prose. Such a sense of melancholy, lonliness, grief and love fairly leap off the pages. We hear from Ellis, and then we hear Michaels story. At one point Michael writes in his journal,
"I'm broken by my need for others. By the erotic dance of memory that pounces when lonliness falls."
Sounds like words from a poem, and there is much more of those type of lines. This is a story that is both beautiful and sad. That painting, Van Gogh and the sunflowers will have meaning, threaded throughout this story. I would have given this five stars but for the fact that I sometimes became confused with the timeline. This does go back and forth, but for the most part I think it needed to be told this way, foritto make emotional sense. It does end with a sense of hope, bittersweet but hopeful.
ARC from Netgalley.
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LibraryThing member PattyLouise
Tin Man
By
Sarah Winman
What it's all about...
Ellis and Michael are friends. The boys grew up together and seemed to develop a very special very private relationship. They maintained contact until...well..until Michael leaves. They stay apart until Michael comes back.
Why I wanted to read it...
It
What made me truly enjoy this book...
Their relationship took different twists and turns. One man married while the other had various personal and sexual relationships. There was sadness as well as happiness in each man’s life.
Why you should read it, too...
This was a lovely book to read but a difficult book to share. Lovely prose, sad times, sweet times and harsh times. This book had a bit of them all.
I received an advance reader’s copy of this book from the publisher through Edelweiss and Amazon. It was my choice to read it and review it.
By
Sarah Winman
What it's all about...
Ellis and Michael are friends. The boys grew up together and seemed to develop a very special very private relationship. They maintained contact until...well..until Michael leaves. They stay apart until Michael comes back.
Why I wanted to read it...
It
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seemed as though Ellis and Michael were only really happy when they were together. I wanted to see what happened to their relationship throughout the years. What made me truly enjoy this book...
Their relationship took different twists and turns. One man married while the other had various personal and sexual relationships. There was sadness as well as happiness in each man’s life.
Why you should read it, too...
This was a lovely book to read but a difficult book to share. Lovely prose, sad times, sweet times and harsh times. This book had a bit of them all.
I received an advance reader’s copy of this book from the publisher through Edelweiss and Amazon. It was my choice to read it and review it.
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LibraryThing member oldblack
I have a lot of time for Sarah Winman. I've only read two of her novels but I found them both very satisfying. She seems to have a particularly strong ability to present the right degree of complexity associated with relationships. I am no authority on the matter, but it seems to me that she is
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very skilled in representing the true nature of relationships between gay (or would queer be a better term?) men. When I compare her observations with Patrick Gale's, I can't help thinking that Gale is inclined to (deliberately?) over-emphasize the positives. Actually, I think this story has much deeper levels than I was able to pick up, and I would probably benefit from re-reading it. If I was smarter and more knowledgeable, I would probably give it 5 stars. Show Less
LibraryThing member Kristymk18
This is a quiet novel that explored a myriad of emotions. It’s short but it packs a punch and was a good palate cleanser from the fast paced thrillers I’ve been reading lately.
LibraryThing member jmchshannon
Tin Man is not a long novel. In fact, at 224 pages, it barely qualifies as a novel. Yet what it lacks in length it more than makes up for in beauty and emotion.
The power of Tin Man lies in its prose as we learn what happened between Michael and Ellis and Annie over the years. The feelings the story
Tin Man is a story to experience. It is not a story that requires analysis as it is not a story trying to analyze anything. It just is. You let Ms. Winman’s words flow over you as you read and let the emotions come as they will. The story is stronger and the reward greater with the lack of effort you put into reading it.
The power of Tin Man lies in its prose as we learn what happened between Michael and Ellis and Annie over the years. The feelings the story
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evokes are strong, stronger than anything I have read lately. Yet in spite of the pain and anguish I felt while reading it, I was hypnotized by the story of two best friends on the cusp of becoming something more. I could not tear myself away from the emotional depths of their individual stories, the agonizing decisions they made, and the love they have for each other – which remains one of the purest loves about which I have ever read.Tin Man is a story to experience. It is not a story that requires analysis as it is not a story trying to analyze anything. It just is. You let Ms. Winman’s words flow over you as you read and let the emotions come as they will. The story is stronger and the reward greater with the lack of effort you put into reading it.
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LibraryThing member librarian1204
Short novel set in England , predominantly , and also southern France.
A copy of Van Gogh’s painting of Sunflowers forms the core of the story.
The painting is won by Dora Judd and loved by her son Ellis and his best friend Michael. It brings joy into lives where abuse is frequent.
The boys come of
Moving forward( the book span is 1950-1996), Ellis gets married and Michael drifts away into a life that during the 1980s is haunted by the AIDS epidemic. Both mens’ story moves to and from southern France , to Arles to the colors and life that the Sunflowers painting evoked.
Beautifully written, expressive language, atmospheric.
A copy of Van Gogh’s painting of Sunflowers forms the core of the story.
The painting is won by Dora Judd and loved by her son Ellis and his best friend Michael. It brings joy into lives where abuse is frequent.
The boys come of
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age together, the best part of each other’s life.Moving forward( the book span is 1950-1996), Ellis gets married and Michael drifts away into a life that during the 1980s is haunted by the AIDS epidemic. Both mens’ story moves to and from southern France , to Arles to the colors and life that the Sunflowers painting evoked.
Beautifully written, expressive language, atmospheric.
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LibraryThing member hemlokgang
Apougnant, eloquent story of youth, forbidden love, acceptance & rejection, regret, and above all, the power of love. Two young boys find love, a love that shapes their entire lives. Absolutely lovely!
LibraryThing member brangwinn
A quiet novel explores what friendship and love is, and how you learn to survive when people you love die.
LibraryThing member ParadisePorch
I always feel like I'm missing something when a book gets rave reviews, as this one did, and I just don't get it.
LibraryThing member Faradaydon
Reached hungrily for Sarah Winman's new novel after devouring When God Was A Rabbit, which I loved. Sadly, Tin Man didn't come close.
LibraryThing member JenniferLynn
I absolutely loved When God Was A Rabbit and wanted to feel the same way about this book, but I didn't. I didn't hate the book, it just wasn't for me. It all began with a painting of sunflowers. I loved the first chapter, but after that it seemed like a totally different book. I didn't love the
Give the book a try because you may end up loving it. I am looking forward to reading more books by the author.
Thanks to NetGalley, PENGUIN GROUP Putnam and the author, Sarah Winman, for a free electronic ARC of this novel.
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characters. It's definitely a love story, just a very sad love story. I thought there would be more to the ending. Give the book a try because you may end up loving it. I am looking forward to reading more books by the author.
Thanks to NetGalley, PENGUIN GROUP Putnam and the author, Sarah Winman, for a free electronic ARC of this novel.
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LibraryThing member linda.a.
The eloquence of Sarah Winman’s writing shines throughout this beautifully written, heart-wrenching short novel. It is about desire, love, loss, friendship and loneliness and, above all, it is about the healing power of beauty. Ellis, the first narrator of this haunting story, is a 46 year old
Set at a time of considerable prejudice towards homosexuality, and at the height of the 1980s Aids crisis, this poignant story explores reflections on lives which could have been differently lived. Its exploration of how society so often forces boys to relinquish an overt appreciation of beauty in order to become men, thus suffocating an essential part of themselves, felt at times almost too painful to contemplate.
With the huge empathy for people’s emotional pain, their hopes and their disappointments, which Sarah Winman so sensitively demonstrated in her first two novels, she explores so many different aspects of grief and loss, friendship and hope in this hauntingly beautiful story. At no time did I ever feel that there was a wasted, or superfluous word as she brought the past and the present together in such an evocative way, making each of her characters’ emotional struggles so immediately recognisable. She captured an authentic sense of time and place and, with her descriptions of Arles, conjured up visions of a landscape suffused with light and beauty.
It isn’t often that I would be inclined to describe writing as exquisite but in Tin Man that is exactly how it felt to me. Although I really enjoyed her earlier novels, I think this is her best and I know that her wonderful characters will remain vivid in my memory for a long time because she managed to bring each one so powerfully alive. I feel that my words cannot match her eloquence or do full justice to this remarkable book, so all I can hope is that they will encourage you to get a copy and discover its thought-provoking, heart-breaking beauty for yourself.
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widower whose loneliness causes him to reflect on his life, his relationships and the paths not taken. As a boy he had always wanted to be an artist, partly inspired by a painting of Van Gogh’s Sunflowers which his mother had won in a raffle – a choice which disgusted her husband because he had willed her to choose the bottle of whisky. She supported Ellis in his artistic dreams but, following her death when he was a teenager, his father made him leave school and go to work in the paint shop of an Oxford car-plant. There he learnt to smooth out dents in bodywork so that any imperfections could no longer be felt – an outlet of sorts for his need to do something well, but offering no satisfaction for his true creativity. His reflections on his life cause him to recall intense and vivid memories of the past, of his childhood friendship with his best friend Michael and of their passionate teenage romance when on holiday in Arles. However, on returning home from France Ellis buried these feelings for his friend and, when he met Annie, his future wife, the three became close friends, until this friendship was abruptly severed when Michael disappeared from their lives, to go and live in London. The second half of the novel then switches to Michael’s recollections on the experiences he shared with Ellis and Annie, but also all that had happened in his life during the period he remained out of contact with them. Set at a time of considerable prejudice towards homosexuality, and at the height of the 1980s Aids crisis, this poignant story explores reflections on lives which could have been differently lived. Its exploration of how society so often forces boys to relinquish an overt appreciation of beauty in order to become men, thus suffocating an essential part of themselves, felt at times almost too painful to contemplate.
With the huge empathy for people’s emotional pain, their hopes and their disappointments, which Sarah Winman so sensitively demonstrated in her first two novels, she explores so many different aspects of grief and loss, friendship and hope in this hauntingly beautiful story. At no time did I ever feel that there was a wasted, or superfluous word as she brought the past and the present together in such an evocative way, making each of her characters’ emotional struggles so immediately recognisable. She captured an authentic sense of time and place and, with her descriptions of Arles, conjured up visions of a landscape suffused with light and beauty.
It isn’t often that I would be inclined to describe writing as exquisite but in Tin Man that is exactly how it felt to me. Although I really enjoyed her earlier novels, I think this is her best and I know that her wonderful characters will remain vivid in my memory for a long time because she managed to bring each one so powerfully alive. I feel that my words cannot match her eloquence or do full justice to this remarkable book, so all I can hope is that they will encourage you to get a copy and discover its thought-provoking, heart-breaking beauty for yourself.
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LibraryThing member akh3966
Read it in a day- loved this book. What I have been waiting for
Awards
Dublin Literary Award (Longlist — 2019)
Costa Book Awards (Shortlist — Novel — 2017)
Publishing Triangle Awards (Finalist — Ferro-Grumley Award for LGBTQ Fiction — 2019)
Indies Choice Book Award (Honor Book — Adult Fiction — 2019)
Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction (Longlist — Fiction — 2019)
Books Are My Bag Readers Award (Shortlist — Fiction — 2018)
ALA Over the Rainbow Book List (Selection — Literary and General Interest — 2019)
LibraryReads (Monthly Pick — May 2018)
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Adults (Selection — 2018)
Original language
English
Original publication date
2017
Physical description
224 p.; 8.07 inches
ISBN
0755390970 / 9780755390977
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