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Praise for Three Things About Elsie:
Оглавление‘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, Guardian
‘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