Sarah Winman

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

(1964-12-24) 24 December 1964 (age 60)
Ilford, Essex, England
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Novelist and Actress
Years active1987–present

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

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Biography

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 in 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 Awards. [5]

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

Winman is an openly lesbian woman, who came out in the early 80’s. [6]

Acting credits

References

  1. "About The Author". Foyles UK. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  2. "2011 Galaxy National Book Awards – The Winners". galaxynationalbookawards.com. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  3. Headline Publishing Group (2016). A Year of Marvellous Ways – Sarah Winman. Headline Books. Retrieved from https://www.headline.co.uk/books/detail.page?isbn=9780755390946.
  4. "Review 'Tin Man'". Star Tribune. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  5. "Sarah Winman Tin Man". Headline UK. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  6. "Sarah Winman Q&A".
  7. Cummins, Anthony (28 March 2011). "Fiction in Brief". telegraph.co.uk. The Telegraph . Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  8. "BBC One - Call the Midwife, Series 6, Episode 5". BBC. Retrieved 18 June 2024.

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