The Trouble with Goats and Sheep - Cannon, Joanna
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"I loved this book. It's one of those books that you just want to give to everybody." —Nancy Pearl on NPR's Morning Edition 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. England, 1976. Mrs. Creasy is missing and the Avenue is alive with whispers. The neighbors blame her sudden disappearance on the heat wave, but ten-year-olds Grace and Tilly aren't convinced. As the summer shimmers endlessly on, the girls decide to take matters into their own…mehr

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"I loved this book. It's one of those books that you just want to give to everybody." —Nancy Pearl on NPR's Morning Edition 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. England, 1976. Mrs. Creasy is missing and the Avenue is alive with whispers. The neighbors blame her sudden disappearance on the heat wave, but ten-year-olds Grace and Tilly aren't convinced. As the summer shimmers endlessly on, the girls decide to take matters into their own hands. Inspired by the local vicar, they go looking for God—they believe that if they find Him they might also find Mrs. Creasy and bring her home. Spunky, spirited Grace and quiet, thoughtful Tilly go door to door in search of clues. The cul-de-sac starts to give up its secrets, and the amateur detectives uncover much more than ever imagined. As they try to make sense of what they've seen and heard, a complicated history of deception begins to emerge. Everyone on the Avenue has something to hide, a reason for not fitting in. In the suffocating heat of the summer, the ability to guard these differences becomes impossible. Along with the parched lawns and the melting pavement, the lives of all the neighbors begin to unravel. What the girls don't realize is that the lies told to conceal what happened one fateful day about a decade ago are the same ones Mrs. Creasy was beginning to peel back just before she disappeared.
Autorenporträt
Joanna Cannon is a psychiatrist with a degree from Leicester Medical School. She lives in England's Peak District with her family and her dog. She is the author of Three Things About Elsie and The Trouble with Goats and Sheep, a top ten bestseller in the UK.
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'A splendid debut ...Forensic period detail and pithy exchanges between characters give the novel the feel of a Seventies sitcom ...a wonderful achievement' DAILY MAIL

'Cannon specialises, beautifully, in making concrete the abstract ... a superior debut' SUNDAY TIMES

'Vibrant and funny...imagine Donna Tartt's The Secret History, set in 1970s English suburbia' GUARDIAN

'Successfully capturing the claustrophobia of suburban life... Cannon paints a sympathetic and nuanced portrait of society's misfits' THE INDEPENDENT

'Beautifully written' DAILY EXPRESS

'Sweet, nostalgic and funny' THE SUN ON SUNDAY

'Wry, acutely observant and brilliantly claustrophobic' MAIL ON SUNDAY

'Fresh and vivid, this intriguing debut is a perceptive coming-of-age tale' SUNDAY EXPRESS

'A unique and unforgettable debut' WALL STREET JOURNAL

'A very special book that makes us think about ourselves and others more deeply ... a terrific pageturner' NATHAN FILER

'An utter delight. Perceptive, funny, dark, moving. And so beautifully written. I loved it' SARAH WINMAN

'A quirky, moving and beautifully written tale of suburban life in 1970s Britain, The Trouble with Goats and Sheep is a delight from start to finish' PAULA HAWKINS

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