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.
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..
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).
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.
Eighty-four-year-old Florence has fallen in her flat at Cherry Tree Home for the Elderly.
And the third thing...might take a bit more explaining.
The second is that she always knows what to say to make me feel better.
The first thing is that she\'s my best friend.
There are Three Things you should know 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
