The Trouble With Goats and Sheep Summary
Joanna Cannon

The Trouble With Goats and Sheep Overview

Containing the design of both a bildungsroman and a mystery complete with peculiar events, suspicious characters, false clues and surprises, The Trouble with Goats and Sheep by Joanna Cannon is told through multiple characters, including the ten-year old girl protagonist, Grace. The novel is set in England, the home of the author, in the 1970s. Cannon tackles, among others, themes of judgment, secrets and shame.