A review by carolyn0613
Three Things About Elsie by Joanna Cannon

4.0

This is a super book. Florence is in her eighties and living in sheltered accommodation. Her best friend Elsie is her constant companion. A new resident, Gabriel, moves in and Florence recognises him as someone frightening from her past, even though he is calling himself a different name, Ronald. With fellow resident Tom, they go searching for clues about what happened and why he has turned up at this point in time. The book is written in a very engaging style and flits back and forth between the recent past and Florence's youth. I enjoyed reading about the lives of the other characters, Miss Ambrose the warden and Simon the handyman. The ending seemed a little far fetched as did the motivations of Ronald. But I would highly recommend reading it.