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 'Emotional, sweet, funny, hauntingly sad and poignant. I loved it' DJ Sara Cox, Stella '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