Joanna Cannon

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Joanna Cannon is a British author.

Biography

Joanna Cannon grew up in Derbyshire; her father was a plumber and her mother owned a giftshop. [1] She left school aged 15, and returned to study for her A-Levels in her thirties. [1] She attended Denstone College, Uttoxeter, and the University of Leicester Medical School, from which she graduated in 2010. [1] She worked as a junior doctor, before specialising in psychiatry and then ceasing to practise. [1] [2] She lives in the Peak District with her family and her dog.

Cannon is best known for her debut novel The Trouble with Goats and Sheep , published in 2016, [3] [4] [5] [6] which was shortlisted for the British Book Industry Awards. [1] This was followed by Three Things About Elsie (2018), [4] [7] [8] and a memoir, Breaking and Mending (September 2019). Her third novel, A Tidy Ending was released in 2022.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Mulholland, Hélène (25 April 2017). "Author Joanna Cannon: why I'm going back to the psychiatric wards". The Guardian. London, England. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "GMC register".
  3. ↑ Healey, Emma (28 January 2016). "The Trouble with Goats and Sheep by Joanna Cannon review – a secret history of suburbia". The Guardian. London, England. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  4. 1 2 Davies, Stevie (4 January 2018). "Three Things About Elsie by Joanna Cannon review – crime, comedy and old-age confusion". The Guardian. London, England. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  5. ↑ Davies, Cassie (30 January 2016). "'The Trouble with Goats and Sheep', by Joanna Cannon". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  6. ↑ Hunt, Samantha (12 August 2016). "A Novel Sends Its Child Spies on the Trail of Neighborhood Secrets". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  7. ↑ Saunders, Kate (6 January 2018). "Review: Three Things About Elsie by Joanna Cannon". The Times. London, England. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  8. ↑ Walton, James (28 January 2018). "Old age, memory and a mystery from the past". The Independent. Ireland. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
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