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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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Mulholland, Hélène (25 April 2017). "Author Joanna Cannon: why I'm going back to the psychiatric wards". The Guardian. London, England. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
^ GMC register
^ Healey, Emma (28 January 2016). "The Trouble with Goats and Sheep by Joanna Cannon review – a secret history of suburbia". The Guardian. London, England. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
^ ^a ^b Davies, Stevie (4 January 2018). "Three Things About Elsie by Joanna Cannon review – crime, comedy and old-age confusion". The Guardian. London, England. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
^ Davies, Cassie (30 January 2016). "'The Trouble with Goats and Sheep', by Joanna Cannon". Financial Times. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
^ Hunt, Samantha (12 August 2016). "A Novel Sends Its Child Spies on the Trail of Neighborhood Secrets". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
^ Saunders, Kate (6 January 2018). "Review: Three Things About Elsie by Joanna Cannon". The Times. London, England. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
^ 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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[Mulholland-1] Mulholland, Hélène (25 April 2017). "Author Joanna Cannon: why I'm going back to the psychiatric wards". The Guardian. London, England. Retrieved 17 July 2019.

[2] GMC register

[Healey-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. Retrieved 17 July 2019.

[Davies-4] Davies, Stevie (4 January 2018). "Three Things About Elsie by Joanna Cannon review – crime, comedy and old-age confusion". The Guardian. London, England. Retrieved 17 July 2019.

[Davies2-5] Davies, Cassie (30 January 2016). "'The Trouble with Goats and Sheep', by Joanna Cannon". Financial Times. Retrieved 17 July 2019.

[Hunt-6] Hunt, Samantha (12 August 2016). "A Novel Sends Its Child Spies on the Trail of Neighborhood Secrets". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 July 2019.

[Saunders-7] Saunders, Kate (6 January 2018). "Review: Three Things About Elsie by Joanna Cannon". The Times. London, England. Retrieved 17 July 2019.

[Walton-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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 ==Biography==
-Joanna Cannon grew up in [[Derbyshire]]; her father was a plumber and her mother owned a giftshop.<ref name="Mulholland"/> She left school aged 15, and returned to study for her A-Levels in her thirties.<ref name="Mulholland"/> She attended [[Denstone College]], [[Uttoxeter]], and the [[University of Leicester]] Medical School, from which she graduated in 2010.<ref name="Mulholland"/> She worked as a [[junior doctor]], before specialising in psychiatry and then ceasing to practice.<ref name="Mulholland"/><ref>[ https://www.gmc-uk.org/doctors/7081253 GMC register]</ref> She lives in the Peak District with her family and her dog.
+Joanna Cannon grew up in [[Derbyshire]]; her father was a plumber and her mother owned a giftshop.<ref name="Mulholland"/> She left school aged 15, and returned to study for her A-Levels in her thirties.<ref name="Mulholland"/> She attended [[Denstone College]], [[Uttoxeter]], and the [[University of Leicester]] Medical School, from which she graduated in 2010.<ref name="Mulholland"/> She worked as a [[junior doctor]], before specialising in psychiatry and then ceasing to practise.<ref name="Mulholland"/><ref>[https://www.gmc-uk.org/doctors/7081253 GMC register]</ref> 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,<ref name="Healey">{{cite news |last1=Healey |first1=Emma |title=The Trouble with Goats and Sheep by Joanna Cannon review – a secret history of suburbia |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/jan/28/the-trouble-with-goats-and-sheep-review-by-joanna-cannon |accessdate=17 July 2019 |work=The Guardian |date=28 January 2016 |location=London, England}}</ref><ref name="Davies">{{cite news |last1=Davies |first1=Stevie |title=Three Things About Elsie by Joanna Cannon review – crime, comedy and old-age confusion |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jan/03/three-things-about-elsie-by-joanna-cannon-review |accessdate=17 July 2019 |work=The Guardian |date=4 January 2018 |location=London, England}}</ref><ref name="Davies2">{{cite news |last1=Davies |first1=Cassie |title=‘The Trouble with Goats and Sheep’, by Joanna Cannon |url=https://www.ft.com/content/de5f7b2e-c511-11e5-b3b1-7b2481276e45 |accessdate=17 July 2019 |work=Financial Times |date=30 January 2016}}</ref><ref name="Hunt">{{cite news |last1=Hunt |first1=Samantha |title=A Novel Sends Its Child Spies on the Trail of Neighborhood Secrets |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/14/books/review/trouble-with-goats-and-sheep-joanna-cannon.html |accessdate=17 July 2019 |work=The New York Times |date=12 August 2016}}</ref> which was shortlisted for the [[British Book Industry Awards]].<ref name="Mulholland">{{cite news |last1=Mulholland |first1=Hélène |title=Author Joanna Cannon: why I’m going back to the psychiatric wards |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/apr/25/joanna-cannon-author-trouble-with-goats-and-sheep-wards-psychiatry-nhs |accessdate=17 July 2019 |work=The Guardian |date=25 April 2017 |location=London, England}}</ref> This was followed by ''Three Things About Elsie'' (2018),<ref name="Davies"/><ref name="Saunders">{{cite news |last1=Saunders |first1=Kate |title=Review: Three Things About Elsie by Joanna Cannon |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/review-three-things-about-elsie-by-joanna-cannon-mjqsvdbzk |accessdate=17 July 2019 |work=The Times |date=6 January 2018 |location=London, England}}</ref><ref name="Walton">{{cite news |last1=Walton |first1=James |title=Old age, memory and a mystery from the past |url=https://www.independent.ie/au/entertainment/books/book-reviews/old-age-memory-and-a-mystery-from-the-past-36532061.html |accessdate=17 July 2019 |work=The Independent |date=28 January 2018 |location=Ireland}}</ref> and a memoir, ''Breaking and Mending'' (September 2019). Her third novel, ''A Tidy Ending'' was released in 2022.