Three Things About Elsie

Rezensionen / Stimmen

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