Three Things About Elsie: LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018

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

`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

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.