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 people's 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 they'd laid to rest. Lying prone in the front room, Florence wonders if a terrible secret from her past is about to come to light . Gold title * LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018 * A Richard and Judy pick * 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 a well-respected and admired voice in fiction, with endorsements from prize-listed and bestselling authors across all genres * The eye-catching and quintessentially British cover has been 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.