"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..."
I did enjoy this book but I found it written in a similar vein as Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey which I read back in 2016. A long forgotten mystery runs alongside a dementia storyline, but to be honest, I actually preferred Elizabeth is Missing.
I love a good twist in a story and there was one in Three Things About Elsie which I didn't see coming, so I thought that was good, and I really enjoyed seeing how the character of Simon the Handyman developed throughout the book, he was a likeable individual.
In my opinion, Three Things About Elsie is worth a read, but I enjoyed Elizabeth is Missing more.
I read Elizabeth is Missing as part of a book club, I remember enjoying it if not all the story. I've got lots on my to read list at the moment but this book sounds like something I would enjoy. Thank you for the recommendation.
ReplyDeleteMy reading has slowed down a bit recently but I've got lots of books waiting to be read on my Kindle, as well as 'proper' books waiting in the wings too. That's not to mention all the things on my wish list which I haven't bought yet. The problem is that I keep finding more and more books that I want to read.
DeleteI enjoyed Emma Healey's Elizabeth is Missing. We read it at a book group and it led to an interesting discussion. We also read Joanna Cannon's 'The Trouble With Sheep and Goats' but I didn't enjoy her style of writing as much and preferred Healey's style.
ReplyDeleteThree Things about Elsie is very similar to Elizabeth is Missing, I should imagine that a book group discussion would be led along similar lines. I haven't read The Trouble with Goats and Sheep but that's another one which has caught my eye.
DeleteSounds interesting, I haven´t read either books, but its always good to have a twist xcx
ReplyDeleteI love a good twist in a story, especially when you don't see it coming.
DeleteI like an unfolding story.
ReplyDeleteBut don't think I could "take" one, with a dementia story line. ,-)
There's different aspects of the disease covered in the dementia storyline, many quite comical. Although it's a terrible disease, you do end up laughing through it quite often.
DeleteSounds like a good read. I only read "proper books", I have always loved books. I had a good clear out a couple of years ago, took half a dozen large bagfuls to the charity centre for distributing. Unfortunately I keep buying more books :)
ReplyDeleteThat's the problem, isn't it? So many great books just waiting to be read. My mum has always gone through books so quickly so always had bags full to take to the charity shop (though she doesn't read now she has dementia), but reading books on a Kindle cuts down on the number of actual books I have in the house.
DeleteI enjoyed reading this book but not read Elizabeth is Missing which I've now added to my 'to read' list. xx
ReplyDeleteI think I'd have enjoyed this book more if I hadn't read Elizabeth is Missing first. I'll be interested to hear your thoughts if you do read Three Things About Elsie with you having read them the other way round.
DeleteKindle Daily deals sound worth it!
ReplyDeleteI've downloaded lots of books onto my Kindle which have been on daily deals, they're definitely worth checking out.
DeleteI've read both. Enjoyed this one but it wasn't the 5 star rating I was expecting it to be.
ReplyDeleteI felt the same, I did enjoy it but I was expecting more.
DeleteI enjoyed Elizabeth is Missing as well so maybe I'll give this one a miss.
ReplyDeleteI did enjoy Three Things About Elsie, I just enjoyed Elizabeth is Missing more.
DeleteMany thanks for sharing your thoughts about this book.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
I always enjoy reading reviews, I have a list made up of books I want to read which I've found through people mentioning them on their blog.
DeleteYour bound to enjoy some books more than others and I'm always intrigued by mysteries. So long as it's entertaining enough to read all the way through till the end, I would consider it time well spent.
ReplyDeleteI agree and I think that's a good way of looking at it.
DeleteOh, I must look out for both books.xxx
ReplyDeleteThey're both worth a read.
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