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Tinkers by Paul Harding, 1967- is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Tinkers about?
**Pulitzer Prize Winner and *New York Times* Bestseller**“There are few perfect debut American novels. . . . To this list ought to be added Paul Harding’s devastating first book, *Tinkers.* . . . Harding has written a masterpiece.” —**NPR**“In Paul Harding’s stunning first novel, we find what readers, writers and reviewers live for.” —***San Francisco Chronicle***“*Tinkers* is truly remarkable.” —**Marilynne Robinson**, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of *Home, Gilead,* and *Housekeeping*An old man lies dying. Propped up in his living room and surrounded by his children and grandchildren, George Washington Crosby drifts in and out of consciousness, back to the wonder and pain of his impoverished childhood in Maine. As the clock repairer’s time winds down, his memories intertwine with those of his father, an epileptic, itinerant peddler and his grandfather, a Methodist preacher beset by madness. At once heartbreaking and life affirming, *Tinkers* is an elegiac meditation on love, loss, illness, faith, and the fierce beauty of nature.
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It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Paul Harding, 1967-
- Publisher
- Random House
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781934137123
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Psychology
- Rating
- 3.37 / 5 (1,775 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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