Joanna Cannon

There are three things you should know about Elsie.The first thing is that she's my best friend.The second is that she always knows what to say to make me feel better.And the third thing... might take a little bit more explaining. 84-year-old Florence has fallen in her flat at Cherry Tree Home for the Elderly. As she waits to be rescued, Florence wonders if a terrible secret from her past is about to come to light; and, if the charming new resident is who he claims to be, why does he look exactly like a man who died sixty years ago? From the author of THE TROUBLE WITH GOATS AND SHEEP, this book will teach you many things, but here are three of them:1) The fine threads of humanity will connect us all forever.2) There is so very much more to anyone than the worst thing they have ever done.3) Even the smallest life can leave the loudest echo.

Three Things about Elsie

From the bestselling author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep and Three Things About Elsie, a delightfully sinister novel about a married woman living a nice, quiet suburban life—but things aren’t always what they seem…

Linda has lived in a quiet neighborhood since fleeing the dark events of her childhood in Wales. Now she sits in her kitchen, wondering if this is all there is: pushing the vacuum around and cooking fish sticks for dinner, a far cry from the glamorous lifestyle she sees in the glossy magazines coming through the mail slot addressed to the previous occupant, Rebecca.

Linda’s husband Terry isn’t perfect—he picks his teeth, tracks dirt through the house, and spends most of his time in front of the TV. But that seems fairly standard—until he starts keeping odd hours at work, at around the same time young women in the town start to go missing.

If only Linda could track down and befriend Rebecca, maybe some of that enviable lifestyle would rub off on her and she wouldn’t have to worry about what Terry is up to. But the grass isn’t always greener and you can’t change who you really are. And some secrets can’t stay buried forever…

A Novel

Tidy Ending

Part coming-of-age story, part mystery, The Trouble with Goats and Sheep is a quirky and utterly charming debut about a community in need of absolution and two girls learning what it means to belong. England, 1976. Mrs. Creasy is missing and the Avenue is alive with whispers. The neighbors blame her sudden disappearance on the heat wave, but ten-year-olds Grace and Tilly aren’t convinced. As the summer shimmers endlessly on, the girls decide to take matters into their own hands. Inspired by the local vicar, they go looking for God—they believe that if they find Him they might also find Mrs. Creasy and bring her home. Spunky, spirited Grace and quiet, thoughtful Tilly go door to door in search of clues. The cul-de-sac starts to give up its secrets, and the amateur detectives uncover much more than ever imagined. As they try to make sense of what they’ve seen and heard, a complicated history of deception begins to emerge. Everyone on the Avenue has something to hide, a reason for not fitting in. In the suffocating heat of the summer, the ability to guard these differences becomes impossible. Along with the parched lawns and the melting pavement, the lives of all the neighbors begin to unravel. What the girls don’t realize is that the lies told to conceal what happened one fateful day about a decade ago are the same ones Mrs. Creasy was beginning to peel back just before she disappeared.

The Trouble with Goats and Sheep

'One of the most beautiful books you will ever read' Kate Mosse 'I tore through Breaking and Mending... frank, emotional and compassionate' David Nicholls 'Powerful and moving' Nina Stibbe 'Deeply moving and thought-provoking' Nathan Filer 'Powerful, shocking and intimate' John Boyne 'The story of the struggling NHS has been told in several excellent books recently, and this is among the best. We need to listen.' Katy Guest, Guardian 'I will be buying Breaking & Mending today and you should too' Adam Kay 'Breathtaking' Christie Watson, Telegraph "A few years ago, I found myself in A&E. I had never felt so ill. I was mentally and physically broken. So fractured, I hadn't eaten properly or slept well, or even changed my expression for months. I sat in a cubicle, behind paper-thin curtains and I shook with the effort of not crying. I was an inch away from defeat... but I knew I had to carry on. Because I wasn't the patient. I was the doctor." In this powerful memoir, Joanna Cannon tells her story as a junior doctor in visceral, heart-rending snapshots. We walk with her through the wards, facing extraordinary and daunting moments: from attending her first post-mortem, sitting with a patient through their final moments, to learning the power of a well- or badly chosen word. These moments, and the small sustaining acts of kindness and connection that punctuate hospital life, teach her that emotional care and mental health can be just as critical as restoring a heartbeat. In a profession where weakness remains a taboo, this moving, beautifully written book brings to life the vivid, human stories of doctors and patients - and shows us why we need to take better care of those who care for us.

A junior doctor’s stories of compassion & burnout

Breaking & Mending

From the Sunday Times bestselling author 'Devastating, deceptive and darkly funny. Classic Cannon' Sarah Winman 'A compellingly crafted, darkly funny and compulsive read, full of twists - and twists on twists - that keeps you guessing until the last page... a joy and a triumph' Rachel Joyce 'Cannon is so attuned to other people's stories... a chronicler both of the human condition and the quotidian details which speak to who we are' Guardian 'Original, macabre and the reveal of the twist made me laugh with shock and delight. Never less than intriguing, it had me holding my breath!' Marian Keyes 'A stupendous novel... complicated, dark, funny and very human' Fern Britton 'Entertaining and dark' Stylist 'I literally put the light on in the middle of the night in order to carry on reading it. Compelling, sinister, brilliantly written, it is a complete triumph' Katie Fforde 'Joanna Cannon creates a world that is so real, so parochial & stifling you can feel it. Then adds in a killer. Glorious' Jane Fallon 'Jo's writing is as delicate and precise as tapestry and Linda is a character you'll never forget' Jill Mansell A NICE, NORMAL HOUSE Linda has lived around here ever since she fled the dark events of her childhood in Wales. Now she sits in her kitchen, wondering if this is all there is - pushing the Hoover round and cooking fish fingers for tea is a far cry from the glamorous lifestyle she sees in the glossy catalogues coming through the door for the house's previous occupant. A NICE, NORMAL HUSBAND Terry isn't perfect - he picks his teeth, tracks dirt through the house and spends most of his time in front of the TV. But that seems fairly standard - until he starts keeping odd hours at work, at around the same time young women start to go missing in the neighbourhood. A NICE, NORMAL LIFE... If Linda could just track down Rebecca, who lived in the house before them, maybe some of that perfection would rub off on her. But the grass isn't always greener: you can't change who you really are, and there's something nasty lurking behind the net curtains on Cavendish Avenue...

A Tidy Ending

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A Junior Doctor's Stories of Compassion and Burnout

Breaking and Mending

'One of the most beautiful books you will ever read' Kate Mosse 'I tore through Breaking and Mending... frank, emotional and compassionate' David Nicholls 'Powerful and moving' Nina Stibbe 'Deeply moving and thought-provoking' Nathan Filer 'Powerful, shocking and intimate' John Boyne'The story of the struggling NHS has been told in several excellent books recently, and this is among the best. We need to listen.' Katy Guest, Guardian'I will be buying Breaking & Mending today and you should too' Adam Kay'Breathtaking' Christie Watson, Telegraph"A few years ago, I found myself in A&E. I had never felt so ill. I was mentally and physically broken. So fractured, I hadn't eaten properly or slept well, or even changed my expression for months. I sat in a cubicle, behind paper-thin curtains and I shook with the effort of not crying. I was an inch away from defeat... but I knew I had to carry on. Because I wasn't the patient. I was the doctor." In this powerful memoir, Joanna Cannon tells her story as a junior doctor in visceral, heart-rending snapshots. We walk with her through the wards, facing extraordinary and daunting moments: from attending her first post-mortem, sitting with a patient through their final moments, to learning the power of a well- or badly chosen word. These moments, and the small sustaining acts of kindness and connection that punctuate hospital life, teach her that emotional care and mental health can be just as critical as restoring a heartbeat.In a profession where weakness remains a taboo, this moving, beautifully written book brings to life the vivid, human stories of doctors and patients - and shows us why we need to take better care of those who care for us.

Der heißeste Sommer aller Zeiten. Und eine englische Kleinstadt dreht durch ... Eine ganz normale Straße in einer ganz normalen Vorstadt irgendwo in England. Als während eines ungewöhnlich heißen Sommers Mrs. Creasy verschwindet, wird hinter verschlossenen Türen und vorgehaltenen Händen getuschelt. Ist sie freiwillig gegangen? Oder wurde Mrs. Creasy Opfer eines Verbrechens? Die beiden Mädchen Grace und Tilly beschließen, die Sache aufzuklären. Sie klopfen an Türen, stellen Fragen – und kommen dabei ganz anderen Geheimnissen auf die Spur. Jeder hier scheint etwas zu verbergen. Und als die Hitze immer drückender wird, drängt eine lange versteckte Wahrheit ans Licht, die für alle Bewohner Konsequenzen hat ...

Roman

Der Sommer der schwarzen Schafe

‘Moving and vital’ i NEWS ‘A beautiful book’ EVENING STANDARD ‘A labour of love... deserves to be read by as wide an audience as possible’ DAILY MIRROR

Will You Read This, Please?

Det er tre ting du bør vite om Elsie. Det første er at hun er min beste venn. Det andre er at hun alltid vet hva hun skal si for at jeg skal føle meg bedre. Og det tredje ... må jeg kanskje bruke litt tid på å forklare. 84 år gamle Florence har falt i leiligheten sin på eldrehjemmet. Mens hun ligger der og venter på at hjelpen skal komme, begynner hun å gruble over den nye beboeren. Han har et fremmed navn, men hvorfor ligner han på en prikk på en mann hun kjente som døde for seksti år siden? Dette får fram fjerne minner hos Florence, hendelser både hun og venninnen Elsie for lengst hadde glemt. Nå lurer Florence på om en fryktelig hemmelighet fra fortiden er i ferd med å komme for en dag.

Tre ting om Elsie

"Originally published in Great Britain in 2018 by HarperCollins Publishers UK"--Copyright page.

The Sunday Times Bestseller ‘Lovely, lovely, lovely... Sue Townsend meets Kate Atkinson meets Nina Stibbe’ MARIAN KEYES ‘Powerful and profound’ Guardian ‘Another sure-fire hit’ Daily Mail ‘Funny, melancholy, acutely observant’ Sunday Express

Three Things About Elsie

The bestselling author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep delivers a suspenseful and emotionally satisfying novel “infused with warmth and humor” (People) about a lifelong friendship, a devastating secret, and the small acts of kindness that bring people together. There are three things you should know about Elsie. The first thing is that she’s my best friend. The second is that she always knows what to say to make me feel better. And the third thing…might take a bit more explaining. Eighty-four-year-old Florence has fallen in her flat at Cherry Tree Home for the Elderly. As she waits to be rescued, she thinks about her friend Elsie and wonders if a terrible secret from their past is about to come to light. If the charming new resident is who he claims to be, why does he look exactly like a man who died sixty years ago? From the acclaimed, bestselling author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep, Three Things About Elsie “breathes with suspense, providing along the way piercing, poetic descriptions, countless tiny mysteries, and breathtaking little reveals…a rich portrait of old age and friendship stretched over a fascinating frame” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). This is an “amusing and heartbreaking” (Publishers Weekly) story about forever friends on the twisting path of life who come to understand how the fine threads of humanity connect us all.

The Dominican friars of late-medieval Italy were vowed to a life of religious poverty, yet their churches contained many visual riches. Featuring works by supreme practitioners such as Cimabue, Duccio, Giotto and Simone Martini, this book sets the art of the Dominican churches in a wider context.

Art in the Dominican Churches of Central Italy in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries

Religious Poverty, Visual Riches

Coming May 2023 12 impactful stories by bestselling writers, based on the real lived experience of people who have faced mental illness in the UK

Amazon readers are LOVING this book: ‘Dark, claustrophobic, compelling, shocking and very funny indeed’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A very dark black comedy, with a murder investigation coming ever closer’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Left me speechless with disbelief and giddy with delight’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A very intriguing and rewarding thriller, and such brutal fun’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

En parte novela de misterio, en parte novela de paso al mundo adulto, este ha sido el debut más elogiado y destacado de 2016 en Gran Bretaña. «Una historia conmovedora, original y maravillosamente escrita, una delicia de principio a fin.» Paula Hawkins, autora de La chica del tren Verano de 1976. La señora Creasy se ha esfumado sin dejar rastro. Su marido, perplejo y desesperado, revuelve sus cosas tratando de encontrar alguna pista, mientras los vecinos echan la culpa a la ola de calor de haber alterado a esa mujer afable y generosa aunque propensa a sonsacar los pecadillos a los demás. Cuando la policía la declara oficialmente desaparecida e inicia la investigación en La Avenida, la pequeña Grace, de diez años, decide aportar su grano de arena y emprende sus propias pesquisas con la ayuda incondicional de su mejor amiga Tilly. Juntas van de casa en casa interrogando subrepticiamente a los residentes. Pero a medida que las puertas y las bocas van abriéndose, esa avenida empieza a revelar sus más oscuros secretos y pronto las detectives aficionadas descubrirán más de lo que habrían sospechado. Comentarios de los lectores: «Si crees que esto va a ser como una aventura de Los Cinco, no puedes estar más equivocado. Las dos niñas pronto descubrirán que en su calle se ocultan secretos e intrigas, y nada es como en principio podría parecer. Me declaro fan total de este libro.» «Yo tenía once años ese verano de 1976, y la novela evoca perfectamente aquella época.» «Tiene una trama detectivesca, pero es más que eso. Me cautivó.» La opinión de la crítica: «Una trama excelente, una escritura magistral. Ideal para los fans de El curioso incidente del perro a medianoche », Cadena de librerías Waterstones «Como en una novela de Agatha Christie, cada personaje guarda un secreto, pero no necesariamente el que el lector sospecha.» The Guardian «Tiene un aire a las series de los años setenta. Maravillosa.» Daily Mail «Me tuvo enganchada de principio a fin. Grace y Tilly son dos de los mejores personajes que me he encontrado en mucho tiempo. Son mis nuevas heroínas.» Kate Hamer «Imagine El secreto de Donna Tart en una zona residencial de Inglaterra en los años setenta.» The Guardian «Un misterio atípico y perspicaz.» Publishers Weekly «Un debut extraordinario por su estructura, sus personajes, su escritura, sus toques de humor y su humanidad. Cannon es una autora para seguir.» Booklist «Muestra nuestro complejo mundo con compasión y humor.» BookPage «Un debut sobresaliente.» The Sunday Times

El misterio de las cabras y las ovejas

En återvändsgata i en förort i East Midlands i England, 1976. Mrs. Creasy har försvunnit och hela gatan surrar av viskningar och rykten. Grannarna skyller hennes plötsliga försvinnande på den intensiva värmeböljan, men tioåriga Grace och Tilly är inte lika övertygade, utan bestämmer sig för att ta saken i egna händer. Den energiska, livfulla Grace och den tystlåtna, tankfulla Tilly inspireras först av den lokala kyrkoherden till att söka Gud efter svar, och knackar sedan dörr på jakt efter ledtrådar. Det visar sig att alla på gatan tycks ha något att dölja, skäl till att inte riktigt passa in. Men efter hand börjar de avslöja sina hemligheter, sådant som de två amatördetektiverna aldrig hade kunnat föreställa sig. I det eviga sommargasset börjar så grannarnas liv stegvis uppdagas, och en egendomlig historia, full av svek och lögner, kommer i ljuset. JOANNA CANNON är en engelsk författare och psykiatriker som stod för vårens stora litterära succé i hemlandet med sin hyllade debutroman Problemet med får och getter [The Trouble with Goats and Sheep, 2016]. En bok om en social gemenskap som behöver konfrontera sitt förflutna, och om två flickor som lär sig vad det innebär att höra hemma någonstans. »Pulserande och rolig. Tänk er Donna Tartts Den hemliga historien i typisk engelsk förortsmiljö på sjuttiotalet.«The Guardian »Strålande debut. Minutiösa, kärnfulla beskrivningar och en levande känsla av sjuttiotal. En underbar roman.«Daily Mail # Årets stora litterära succé i England! »Superb debut.«Sunday Times

Problemet med får och getter

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