The Three of Us
THE ADDICTIVE READ YOUR NEW YEAR WON'T BE COMPLETE WITHOUT
Published on 11. May 2023
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-1-78733-408-3 (ISBN)
Description
'Funny and barbed, and the twists at the end had me shocked' MONICA HEISEY, author of Really Good, Actually
WIFE. HUSBAND. BEST FRIEND. What if your two favourite people hated each other with a passion?
A nice house, a carefree life, a doting husband, a best friend who never leaves your side. What more could you ask for? There's just one problem: your husband and best friend love you, but they hate each other.
Set over a single day, husband, wife and best friend Temi toe the lines of compromise and betrayal. Told in three parts, three people's lives, and their visions of themselves and one another begin to slowly unravel, until a startling discovery throws everyone's integrity into question.
'Dazzling, dextrous and droll, this millennial noir is a taut exploration of culture and the politics of relationships' BOLU BABALOLA, author of Love in Colour
'Sharp, astute... Packs a serious punch' YOMI ADEGOKE, author of The List
'Wickedly enjoyable' NAOISE DOLAN, author of Exciting Times
'Has that elusive Sally Rooney style of writing' STYLIST
WIFE. HUSBAND. BEST FRIEND. What if your two favourite people hated each other with a passion?
A nice house, a carefree life, a doting husband, a best friend who never leaves your side. What more could you ask for? There's just one problem: your husband and best friend love you, but they hate each other.
Set over a single day, husband, wife and best friend Temi toe the lines of compromise and betrayal. Told in three parts, three people's lives, and their visions of themselves and one another begin to slowly unravel, until a startling discovery throws everyone's integrity into question.
'Dazzling, dextrous and droll, this millennial noir is a taut exploration of culture and the politics of relationships' BOLU BABALOLA, author of Love in Colour
'Sharp, astute... Packs a serious punch' YOMI ADEGOKE, author of The List
'Wickedly enjoyable' NAOISE DOLAN, author of Exciting Times
'Has that elusive Sally Rooney style of writing' STYLIST
Reviews / Votes
Sharp, astute and wickedly funny... a taut, darkly comic read that packs a serious punch -- YOMI ADEGOKE, author of The List A funny, terrifically entertaining read * Daily Mail * A treat... Dazzling, dextrous and droll, this millennial noir is a taut exploration of culture and the politics of relationships -- BOLU BABALOLA, author of Love in Colour Switching points of view among the three, this debut is viciously funny, different than anything you've read lately, and at the same time, strangely relatable * Oprah Daily * A delicious comedy noir * i * Sharp, astute and wickedly funny - Ore Agbaje-Williams' sharp wit and perfectly realised protagonists make for a taut, darkly comic read that packs a serious punch -- Yomi Adegoke, author of THE LIST A treat of a debut. Agbaje-Williams has a gift of gliding between the sharpest driest humour and damning emotional revelations that incisively exposes the vulnerabilities, fallacies and messiness that line the relationships with those we are closest to. Dazzling, dextrous and droll, this millennial noir is a taut exploration of culture and the politics of relationships -- Bolu Babalola, author of LOVE IN COLOUR Deftly plotted and wickedly enjoyable... I tore through this, and you will, too. The triad of voices seems to flow spontaneously, but is intricately assembled to result in maximum drama -- Naoise Dolan, author of EXCITING TIMES Ore Agbaje-Williams has that elusive Sally Rooney style of writing: it seems simple and easy to do but is incredibly difficult to pull off... Enjoy * Stylist * Unique and completely captivating, The Three of Us absorbed me. When I finished I wanted to go back and read it from the beginning again -- Annie Lord, author of NOTES ON HEARTBREAKMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Vintage Publishing
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
327 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78733-408-3 (9781787334083)
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Person
Ore Agbaje-Williams is a British-Nigerian writer from London who has written for gal-dem, Glamour and Wasafiri. She is an editor and wrote the novel in NaNoWriMo during lockdown. It was originally submitted to editors under a pseudonym.