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Sarah Winman

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Sarah Winman
Winman at the 2017 Durham Book Festival
Born
Sarah Winman

(1964-12-24) 24 December 1964 (age 61)
Ilford, Essex, England
OccupationsNovelist and actor
Years active1987–present

Sarah Winman (born 24 December 1964) is a British author and actor.[1]

Biography

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In 2011, Winman's debut novel, When God Was a Rabbit (2011), became an international bestseller and won Winman several awards including New Writer of the Year at the Galaxy National Book Awards.[2]

Winman's second novel, A Year of Marvellous Ways (2015), was published on 18 June 2015.[3]

Winman's third novel, Tin Man,[4] was published on 27 July 2017 and shortlisted for the 2017 Costa Book Award for Novel.[5]

Winman's fourth novel, Still Life, was published on 1 June 2021.[6]

Winman is an openly gay woman, having come out in the early 1980s.[7]

Acting credits

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References

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  1. "Sarah Winman". Foyles. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018.
  2. "Galaxy National Book Awards". www.galaxynationalbookawards.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  3. "A Year of Marvellous Ways by Sarah Winman". Headline Publishing Group.
  4. Peck, Claude (11 May 2018). "Review: 'Tin Man,' by Sarah Winman". Minnesota Star Tribune. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  5. "Sarah Winman - Tin Man". Headline Publishing Group. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018.
  6. "Still Life". HarperCollins Publishers UK. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  7. "Sarah Winman". Matilda Bookshop. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  8. Cummins, Anthony (28 March 2011). "Fiction in Brief". telegraph.co.uk. The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  9. "BBC One - Call the Midwife, Series 6, Episode 5". BBC. Retrieved 18 June 2024.

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