The Trio

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A smart, elegant and moving novel, all the more impressive for it being Johanna Hedman's debut... The stylish emotional distance of Normal People * The Times * Sharp, vividly imagined and affecting in a way that both intrigues and captivates * Irish Times * Fans of Sally Rooney will adore this excellent novel, which has garnered rave reviews * The Bookseller * Delicate and beguiling... The Trio spans from Berlin to London to Paris as the [characters] continually renegotiate who they each are to each other, questions of ownership and privilege floating in the background of summers which feel both fleeting and endless * Esquire * An international success before even being published, The Trio is a novel that stands well above the hype... Elegiac, bittersweet, [with] the golden shimmer of nostalgia, it is a story about big emotions * Gefle Dagblad * Mature and confident, delicate and eloquent, a study in intimacy . . . Timeless and universal * Kult Magasin * Full of verve, nostalgia, longing and the claustrophobic euphoria of being in the world with the people you love, this gorgeous novel whisks you along with it; you have no choice but to gratefully follow -- Lara Williams, author of 'Supper Club' Vigorous and vivid, wistful and engaging. Johanna Hedman should definitely expect to win prizes * Upsala Nya Tidning * An acute, eloquent and bittersweet debut... There may be an August Prize nomination! * Femina * The ending leaves a stinging sensation [asking] questions of what really becomes important in hindsight, what we remember and how we remember it, and, not least why we become who we are as a consequence of our choices * SR Kulturnytt * Stylishly and elegantly composed * Goeteborgs-Posten * How on earth is it possible that Johanna Hedman is a debutant? It feels as if I've seen the future of Swedish writing -- Alex Schulman, author of 'The Survivors' An absolutely fantastic debut novel -- Fredrik Backman, author of 'A Man Called Ove'