Tinkers

10th Anniversary Edition

2009

by Paul Harding

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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192 Pages
Published by Bellevue Literary Press on Jan 01, 2009
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Review by sunbreak
Despite the confusing switches between the father and son, this was exceptional.
Likeless so far. Lead the way
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