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Synopsis
There are three things you should know about Elsie. The first thing is that she's my best friend. The second is that she always knows what to say to make me feel better. And the third thing... might take a little bit more explaining. 84-year-old Florence has fallen in her flat at Cherry Tree Home for the Elderly. As she waits to be rescued, Florence wonders if a terrible secret from her past is about to come to light; and, if the charming new resident is who he claims to be, why does he look exactly like a man who died sixty years ago? From the author of THE TROUBLE WITH GOATS AND SHEEP, this book will teach you many things, but here are three of them: 1) The fine threads of humanity will connect us all forever. 2) There is so very much more to anyone than the worst thing they have ever done. 3) Even the smallest life can leave the loudest echo.
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About the Author
Joanna Cannon graduated from Leicester Medical School and worked as a hospital doctor, before specialising in psychiatry. Her first novel The Trouble With Goats and Sheep was a top ten bestseller in both hardback and paperback and was a Richard and Judy pick. She lives in the Peak District with her family and her dog.
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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, Guardian `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 `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
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- PublisherHARPER COLLINS
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 0008196923
- ISBN 13 9780008196929
- BindingPaperback
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