The trouble with goats and sheep (by Joanna Cannon)

(Amazon UK link) I hadn’t heard of Joanna Cannon. Apparently ‘The trouble with goats and sheep’ was her debut novel, although she has written others since this was published in 2016. It was allocated for this month’s read for our local book group. We were told it was light-hearted, and a relatively easy read for a busy time of year.
I really wanted to like it. It starts so well. Ten-year-old Grace narrates; she’s an only child who thinks a lot. Sometimes her narration feels more like that of an ad...