Three Things About Elsie

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The Sunday Times Bestseller

Lovely, lovely, lovely Sue Townsend meets Kate Atkinson meets Nina Stibbe MARIAN KEYES

Powerful and profound Guardian

Another sure-fire hit Daily Mail

Funny, melancholy, acutely observant Sunday Express
Cannon is so attuned to other peoples stories a chronicler both of the human condition and the quotidian details which speak to who we are Guardian

84-year-old Florence has fallen in her flat at Cherry Tree Home for the Elderly. As she waits to be rescued, she considers the charming new resident who looks exactly like a man she once knew a man who died sixty years ago. His arrival has stirred distant memories she and Elsie thought theyd laid to rest. Lying prone in the front room, Florence wonders if a terrible secret from her past is about to come to light

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Praise for Three Things About Elsie:

Compassionate, thoughtful and tender, it is a novel exploring the pain of nostalgia and personal truths so painful we hide them even from ourselves HANNAH BECKERMAN, Observer

A tale of ordinary lives and buried secrets a well-written, entertaining, effortless read with some arresting insights Mail on Sunday

Charming, wise and profoundly human. I lived every page of this book ERIN KELLY

Powerful and profound Guardian

Irresistibly good-hearted captivating Telegraph

Another sure-fire hit for Cannon abounds with Alan Bennett-esque humour, as well as heart-wrenching sadness Daily Mail

Emotional, sweet, funny, hauntingly sad and poignant. I loved it DJ Sara Cox, Stella

Funny, melancholy, acutely observant your heart will finally crack in two on the last page Sunday Express

A warm, wise novel brilliantly entertaining that also manages to be a timely and profound take on ageing. I loved it KATE HAMER

Light yet heartbreaking, a joy to read i Newspaper

Funny, touching, and peppered with astute observations a future classic CLARE MACKINTOSH, author of I Let You Go

[Cannon] conveys the legion indignities of overlooked old age with touching perception Sunday Times Culture

A moving, bittersweet story Good Housekeeping

Cannon is on her way to becoming a national treasure no one does quirky, funny and soul-searing the way she does Emerald Street

Poignant, witty and original Woman & Home

More brilliant, generous storytelling (a) funny, melancholic tale Psychologies

Author Bio

Joanna Cannon graduated from Leicester Medical School and worked as a hospital doctor, before specialising in psychiatry. She lives in the Peak District with her family and her dog. The Trouble With Goats and Sheep is her first novel.