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 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. Gold title * LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018 * THREE THINGS ABOUT ELSIE follows Joanna Cannon's hugely successful debut THE TROUBLE WITH GOATS AND SHEEP which was a Sunday Times bestseller and a Richard and Judy pick * A heart-warming, beautiful novel about friendship, love and reconciling with the past * Joanna Cannon is already a well-respected and admired voice in fiction, with endorsements from prize-listed and bestselling authors across all genres * An eye-catching and quintessentially British cover that is a huge hit among bloggers, influencers and independent booksellers Competition: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine;Thursday Murder Club;The Idiot;Breaking and Mending;The Midnight Library;The Guest List;Blood Orange;Home Stretch;The Hunting Party. by;Gail Honeyman;Richard Osman;Elif Batuman;Matt Haig;Lucy Foley;Harriet Tyce;Graham Norton;Phoebe Morgan;Lisa Jewell;Rosamund Lupton.