Three Things About Elsie: Longlisted for the Women'S Prize for Fiction 2018 - Hardcover

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.

Praise for Three Things About Elsie: `A tale of ordinary lives and buried secrets ... a well-written, entertaining, effortless read with some arresting insights' Mail on Sunday `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 `Irresistibly good-hearted ... captivating' Daily Telegraph `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 `Another sure-fire hit for Cannon ... abounds with Alan Bennett-esque humour, as well as heart-wrenching sadness'Daily Mail `[Cannon] conveys the legion indignities of overlooked old age with touching perception' Sunday Times Culture `There is much to enjoy in this tender, big-hearted read about events that shape us, and lessons to learn about growing old and learning to forgive' Independent Ireland `Funny, melancholy, acutely observant ... your heart will finally crack in two on the last page' Sunday Express `Cannon is on her way to becoming a national treasure - no one does quirky, funny and soul-searing the way she does' Emerald Street `Charming, wise and profoundly human. I lived every page of this book' ERIN KELLY `Powerful and profound' Guardian `Poignant, witty and original' Woman & Home `More brilliant, generous storytelling... (a) funny, melancholic tale' Psychologies `A moving, bittersweet story' Good Housekeeping `A warm, wise novel - brilliantly entertaining - that also manages to be a timely and profound take on ageing. I loved it' KATE HAMER `A real treasure from Joanna Cannon's wry and amusing world, where the long view from the day-room is at once poignant and perceptive' JAMES HANNAH