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

The Sunday Times bestseller longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction • 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 • Narrated by Paula Wilcox • 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 • 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