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Harding finds cosmic scale in an ordinary family’s work, illness, and inheritance.
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Tinkers
Paul Harding2010 selection · Literary fiction
Tinkers
As clock repairer George Crosby lies dying, memory carries him toward childhood and his epileptic father. Their lives unfold through landscapes, hallucinations, abandonment, and craft.
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You like meditative, nonlinear novels rich in natural imagery.
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