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A Year of Marvelous Ways

August 18, 2026

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Marvelous Ways is a 90-year-old woman living in a camper in Cornwall, England. It’s 1947 and what was once a vibrant small town has dwindled to closed up shops and a few stray residents. And yet, Marvelous sits at the crossroads near her home every day, waiting. For what or for whom she doesn’t know, only that she must wait. This singular woman and her monastic life will come ... Read More...

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When God Was a Rabbit

November 26, 2018

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One of the best gifts of reading is not only discovering a new writer you love, but learning that they have written previous books, opening up the possibility of more wonderful reading. This was the case with Sarah Winman. I read her novel, Tin Man, and it was exactly the kind of simple but poetic prose that draws me in. So, when I saw it was her second novel I knew I wanted to ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Bloomsbury, childhood, debut, England, family, literary

Tin Man: A Novel by Sarah Winman

May 21, 2018

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When Sarah Winman's Tin Man begins the tragedy of Ellis Judd’s life has already ended. He is a 45-year-old man who works the night shift at a car plant near Oxford, England. He lives alone with a life of monotonous routine and works nights because he can’t sleep. Can’t sleep because he’s left with nothing but memories of his wife, Annie, and his dearest friend, Michael, both of ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: friendship, literary, Putnam

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