Three Things about Elsie A Novel
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"'There are three things you should know about Elsie. The first thing is that she's my best friend. The second is that she always knows what to say to make me feel better. And the third thing...might take a bit more explaining.' Eighty-four-year-old Florence has fallen in her flat at Cherry Tree Home for the Elderly. As she waits to be rescued, she thinks about her friend Elsie and wonders if a terrible secret from their past is about to come to light. If the charming new resident is who he claims to be, why does he look exactly like a man who died sixty years ago? From the acclaimed, bestselling author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep, Three Things About Elsie is a story about forever friends on the twisting path of life. As we uncover their buried secrets, we learn how the fine threads of humanity connect us all."--
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Florence Claybourne, age eighty-four, has fallen in her apartment at the Cherry Tree Home for the Elderly, and, while she awaits rescue, she ponders a secret from her past and whether it may soon be revealed by the arrival of a man she thought had died sixty years ago.
I loved the characters in this book.
Simon:
“Was I planned?” He once asked his mother.
“You were a surprise,” she told him. “A miracle.”
“Like Jesus?”
“Not quite like Jesus,” she said.
Florence:
“You're very maudlin this afternoon, Florence.”
“I'm just commenting,” I said. “I'm not allowed to do very much anymore, but I'm still allowed to comment.”
Florence:
“I've never done anything remarkable. I've never climbed a mountain or won a medal. I've never stood on a stage, and been listened to, or crossed a finishing line before anyone else. When I look back, I have led quite an ordinary life. I sometimes wonder what the point of me was. Does God have a plan, and where does he see me fitting into it?”
I love the plot in this book.
I love the writing in this book.
I love the philosophy behind this book.
It's really more than a four-star read, but just a hair away from a five-star. But you know what? I think I'm rounding up.
