Three Things About Elsie
Title | Three Things About Elsie PDF eBook |
Author | Joanna Cannon |
Publisher | Scribner |
Total Pages | 400 |
Release | 2019-07-02 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1501187392 |
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 Trouble with Goats and Sheep
Title | The Trouble with Goats and Sheep PDF eBook |
Author | Joanna Cannon |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | 384 |
Release | 2017-06-20 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1501121901 |
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.
Breaking & Mending
Title | Breaking & Mending PDF eBook |
Author | Joanna Cannon |
Publisher | Profile Books |
Total Pages | |
Release | 2019-09-26 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 1782834524 |
'One of the most beautiful books you will ever read' Kate Mosse 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.
Elsie Mae Has Something to Say
Title | Elsie Mae Has Something to Say PDF eBook |
Author | Nancy J. Cavanaugh |
Publisher | Sourcebooks, Inc. |
Total Pages | 238 |
Release | 2017-09-05 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1492640239 |
Elsie Mae Has Something to Say is the perfect book for middle school girls and summer reading book for kids. From the award-winning author of This Journal Belongs to Ratchet, comes a sweet and uplifting coming of age tale about friendship, sensitivity, and the importance of protecting our planet, making this the perfect growing up book for girls. Elsie Mae is pretty sure this'll be the best summer ever. She gets to explore the cool, quiet waters of the Okefenokee Swamp around her grandparents' house with her new dog, Huck, and she's written a letter to President Roosevelt that she's confident will save the swamp from a shipping company and make her a major hometown hero. Then, news reaches Elsie Mae of some hog bandits stealing from swamper families, and she sees another opportunity to make her family proud while waiting to hear back from the White House. But when her cousin Henry James, who dreams of one day becoming a traveling preacher like his daddy, shows up and just about ruins her investigation with his "Hallelujahs," Elsie Mae will learn the hard way what it really means to be a hero. Praise for Elsie Mae Has Something to Say: "Swamp magic."—Kirkus Reviews "An engrossing story."—Booklist Also by Nancy J. Cavanaugh: This Journal Belongs to Ratchet Always, Abigail Just Like Me
Three Things I’d Tell My Younger Self (E-Story)
Title | Three Things I’d Tell My Younger Self (E-Story) PDF eBook |
Author | Joanna Cannon |
Publisher | HarperCollins UK |
Total Pages | 90 |
Release | 2018-08-15 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0008318670 |
A very special FREE collection of advice for our younger selves, compiled by Joanna Cannon – the author of THREE THINGS ABOUT ELSIE and THE TROUBLE WITH GOATS AND SHEEP
The Two Elsies
Title | The Two Elsies PDF eBook |
Author | Martha Finley |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 316 |
Release | 1885 |
Genre | Children's stories, American |
ISBN |
Elsie's Bird
Title | Elsie's Bird PDF eBook |
Author | Jane Yolen |
Publisher | Penguin |
Total Pages | 44 |
Release | 2010-09-02 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1101587679 |
Elsie is a city girl. She loves the noise of the cobbled streets of Boston. But when her mother dies and her father moves them to the faraway prairies of Nebraska, Elsie hears only the silence, and she feels alone in the wide sea of grass. Her only comfort is her canary, Timmy Tune. But when Timmy flies out the window, Elsie is forced to run after him, into the tall grass of the prairie, where she's finally able to hear the voice of the prairie-beautiful and noisy- and she begins to feel at home. Jane Yolen and David Small create a remarkable, poetic, vividly rendered book about finding one's place in the world.