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THREE THINGS ABOUT ELSIE
Joanna Cannon
Copyright
The Borough Press
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Published by HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
Copyright © Joanna Cannon 2018
Cover design by Holly Macdonald © HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.
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Source ISBN: 9780008196943
Ebook Edition © MAY 2018 ISBN: 9780008196936
Version: 2018-11-12
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, 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
Dedication
To George and Florrie
Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Praise
Dedication
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Three Things I'd Tell My Younger Self
Introduction
Ignasi Agell
Sue Armstrong
Hannah Beckerman
Ann Bissell
Dr Sue Black
Fern Britton
Wendy Burn
Joanna Cannon
Janice Cannon
Tracy Chevalier
Julie Cohen
Charlotte Cray
Dr John Crichton
Miranda Dickinson
Suzie Dooré
Janet Ellis
Nathan Filer
Patrick Gale
Sam Guglani
Dr Helen-Ann Hartley
Kerry Hudson
Mandy Huxley
Reverend Andrea Jones
Adam Kay
Erin Kelly
Mr Kipling
Dr Kate Lovett
Katy Mahood
Anna Mazzola
Lydia Ellise Millen
Dame Helena Morrissey
Hannah O’Brien
Femi Oyebode
Lev Parikian
Nina Pottell
Jonathan and Angela Scott
Anita Sethi
Lionel Shriver
Graeme Simsion
Dr Laura Varnam
Professor Kate Williams
With Thanks
Read on...
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Also by Joanna Cannon
About the Publisher
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