Joanna Cannon

A NEW EDITION WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY CLARE MACKINTOSHTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER An utter delight Sarah Winman Quirky moving and beautifully written Paula Hawkins Vibrant and funny Guardian

Moving and vital i NEWS A beautiful book EVENING STANDARD Deserves to be read by as wide an audience as possible DAILY MIRROR

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Part whodunnit, part coming of age, this is a gripping debut about the secrets behind every door' RACHEL JOYCE 'A very special book' NATHAN FILER 'An utter delight' SARAH WINMAN 'A delight' PAULA HAWKINS 'A treasure chest of a novel' JULIE COHEN 'One of the standout novels of the year' HANNAH BECKERMAN 'I didn't want the book to end' CARYS BRAY 'An excellent debut' JAMES HANNAH 'Grace and Tilly are my new heroes' KATE HAMER 'A wonderful debut' JILL MANSELL 'A modern classic in the making' SARAH HILARY 'A stunning debut' KATIE FFORDE 'Phenomenal' MIRANDA DICKINSON England,1976. Mrs Creasy is missing and The Avenue is alive with whispers. As the summer shimmers endlessly on, ten-year-olds Grace and Tilly decide to take matters into their own hands. And as the cul-de-sac starts giving up its secrets, the amateur detectives will find much more than they imagined.

Part whodunnit, part coming of age, this is a gripping debut about the secrets behind every door' RACHEL JOYCE 'A very special book' NATHAN FILER 'An utter delight' SARAH WINMAN 'A delight' PAULA HAWKINS 'A treasure chest of a novel' JULIE COHEN 'One of the standout novels of the year' HANNAH BECKERMAN 'I didn't want the book to end' CARYS BRAY 'An excellent debut' JAMES HANNAH 'Grace and Tilly are my new heroes' KATE HAMER 'A wonderful debut' JILL MANSELL 'A modern classic in the making' SARAH HILARY 'A stunning debut' KATIE FFORDE 'Phenomenal' MIRANDA DICKINSON England,1976. Mrs Creasy is missing and The Avenue is alive with whispers. As the summer shimmers endlessly on, ten-year-olds Grace and Tilly decide to take matters into their own hands. And as the cul-de-sac starts giving up its secrets, the amateur detectives will find much more than they imagined...

A story from Joanna Cannon to stir the heart and awaken vital conversations about love. On holiday with her parents in Yorkshire, Ellis befriends a boy in the next-door cottage and they walk the moors together in a landscape that demands their secrets and offers healing.

« Ce sont les décisions anodines, celles qui se glissent dans le quotidien sans qu’on les remarque. Ce sont elles qui nous tuent. » 1976. C’est l’été sur l’Avenue.Alors qu’une redoutable canicule s

Devastating, deceptive and darkly funny SARAH WINMANIt had me holding my breath! MARIAN KEYES I loved this novel. It was perfection. Highly recommend CECELIA AHERNA stupendous novel complicated, dark, funny and very human FERN BRITTON MEET LINDA. Linda lives a nice, normal life, on a nice, normal street with Terry, her perfectly ordinary husband. Lindas not like everyone else, she keeps herself to herself. But shes good at solving puzzles and there are times she sees things other people might have overlooked. Because nothing on Cavendish Avenue is quite as it seems. People have started to go missing in the neighbourhood and Linda will soon discover that some secrets cant stay buried forever - Genuinely haunting THE TIMES, Thrillers of the Year A curtain-twitching, darkly funny tale with a gloriously sinister twist OBSERVER Joanna Cannon creates a world that is so real, so parochial and stifling Then adds in a killer. Glorious JANE FALLON Not just a twist-laden mystery, but a keenly observed slice of life. Her best yet CLARE MACKINTOSH A darkly funny and delightfully sinister read MAIL ON SUNDAY Compelling combines pathos with lovely flashes of humour and a wholly unexpected ending GUARDIAN Jos writing is as delicate and precise as tapestry and Linda is a character youll never forget JILL MANSELL Readers are LOVING this book: Outstanding Unforgettable Wonderfully complex Fabulously quirky I couldnt get Linda out of my head Left me reeling So shocked I was completely wrong-footed Jaw-dropping twists

Moving, funny, compassionate and wise, An Unlikely Visitor is an astonishing achievement. Joanna Cannon is an exquisite observer of human nature. Her stories are not so much told as felt by the soul. An Unlikely Visitor made me laugh, cry and left me filled with hope ELIZABETH DAYJoanna Cannon is a compassionate storyteller who writes about the big things with a lightness of touch. An Unlikely Visitor is an engaging mystery, magical and humane as it slowly unfurls a perfect book for todays world SARAH WINMAN Joanna Cannon beautifully examines each tragic, surprising, shocking and precious moment of ordinary life. An extraordinary book, I loved it FERN BRITTON Margaret thinks her time is up Things have been hard since her husband Derek died, and they never really got over the disappearance of their daughter, Jeanie, all those years ago. Despite everything, they built a lovely life together its just starting to feel impossible for Margaret on her own. But maybe her time is now? Then one day, Margaret returns home to an unlikely visitor, and together they set out to discover what really happened to Jeanie. Perhaps if you knock on enough doors, you might find another end to your story A warm and kind novel that shows the beauty in ordinary life GEORGINA MOORE Brimming with Jos trademark compassion, insight and wry humour, An Unlikely Visitor is both a meditation on a grief, a mystery of a missing child and a powerful exploration of the human condition. Jo writes so beautifully about human frailties and her kindness illuminates every sentence. A treat of a novel HANNAH BECKERMAN A novel that appears to be telling Margaret and Dereks poignant story becomes, in Joanna Cannons gifted hands, a profound reflection on the human condition, and therein lie the joy and the magic We are left marvelling at how extraordinary ordinary people can be, and what a wonder it is to live and love at all JOANNA GLEN A richly imagined, deeply soothing and impeccably structured story, told with Joanna Cannons trademark wit and warmth. A balm for the soul SAMUEL BURRPraise for Joanna Cannon: Emotional, sweet, funny, hauntingly sad and poignant SARA COX Lovely, lovely, lovely Sue Townsend meets Kate Atkinson meets Nina Stibbe MARIAN KEYES An utter delight SARAH WINMAN A joy and a triumph RACHEL JOYCE Charming, wise and profoundly human ERIN KELLY

Now including the first chapter of Joanna Cannons gorgeous new novel, AN UNLIKELY VISITORPart whodunnit, part coming of age, this is a gripping debut about the secrets behind every door RACHEL JOYCECannon is so attuned to other peoples stories a chronicler both of the human condition and the quotidian details which speak to who we are GUARDIANA very special book NATHAN FILERAn utter delight SARAH WINMANA delight PAULA HAWKINSA treasure chest of a novel JULIE COHENOne of the standout novels of the year HANNAH BECKERMANI didnt want the book to end CARYS BRAYAn excellent debut JAMES HANNAHGrace and Tilly are my new heroes KATE HAMERA wonderful debut JILL MANSELLA modern classic in the making SARAH HILARYA stunning debut KATIE FFORDEPhenomenal MIRANDA DICKINSONEngland,1976.Mrs Creasy is missing and The Avenue is alive with whispers. As the summer shimmers endlessly on, ten-year-olds Grace and Tilly decide to take matters into their own hands.And as the cul-de-sac starts giving up its secrets, the amateur detectives will find much more than they imagined

The Sunday Times BestsellerLovely, lovely, lovely Sue Townsend meets Kate Atkinson meets Nina Stibbe MARIAN KEYESPowerful and profound GuardianAnother sure-fire hit Daily MailFunny, melancholy, acutely observant Sunday ExpressCannon is so attuned to other peoples stories a chronicler both of the human condition and the quotidian details which speak to who we are Guardian84-year-old Florence has fallen in her flat at Cherry Tree Home for the Elderly. As she waits to be rescued, she considers the charming new resident who looks exactly like a man she once knew a man who died sixty years ago. His arrival has stirred distant memories she and Elsie thought theyd laid to rest. Lying prone in the front room, Florence wonders if a terrible secret from her past is about to come to light

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 esc

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 es

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 84-year-old Florence has fallen in her flat at Cherry Tree Home for the Elderly. As she waits to be rescued, she considers the charming new resident who looks exactly like a man she once knew - a man who died sixty years ago. His arrival has stirred distant memories she and Elsie thought they'd laid to rest. Lying prone in the front room, Florence wonders if a terrible secret from her past is about to come to light ...

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 es