Us Three
The instant Sunday Times bestseller
Published on 3. September 2020
Book
Hardback
384 pages
978-1-78763-225-7 (ISBN)
Description
***THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER***
'A touching celebration of the beauty and endurance of female friendship. There is nothing mightier. Fact.' DAWN FRENCH
The new novel from Ruth Jones, co-creator of Gavin & Stacey and author of the smash-hit, number one bestselling debut, Never Greener.
Friends forever is a difficult promise to keep...
Meet Lana, Judith and Catrin. Best friends since primary school when they swore an oath on a Curly Wurly wrapper that they would always be there for each other, come what may.
After the trip of a lifetime, the three girls are closer than ever. But an unexpected turn of events shakes the foundation of their friendship to its core, leaving their future in doubt - there's simply too much to forgive, let alone forget. An innocent childhood promise they once made now seems impossible to keep . . .
Packed with all the heart and empathy that made Ruth's name as a screenwriter and now author, Us Three is a funny, moving and uplifting novel about life's complications, the power of friendship and how it defines us all.
Prepare to meet characters you'll feel you've known all your life - prepare to meet Us Three.
*****
Praise for Us Three:
'A warm, smart, uplifting tale of true friendship.' BETH O'LEARY
'This novel oozes warmth and honesty. A big-hearted book that provides a cast of characters you'll lose your heart to.' ADELE PARKS
'I loved this brilliantly gripping depiction of the complexities of female friendship over the years. Love, betrayal, comedy and loss - Us Three has it all.' FIONA NEILL
'Jones's trademark warmth and humour suffuse the novel with comedy and pathos, making for a heart-warming, entertaining and, at times, deeply moving story.' The Observer
Readers love Us Three:
'This is honestly one of the best books I have read this year! I absolutely devoured it within a few hours & once I had started, I just couldn't stop until I had turned the last page.'
'Ruth Jones has a wonderful way with words that makes reading her books a dream'
'I love the way Ruth Jones writes. The relationship between the 3 friends is perfect and a wonderful book to read about friendship'
'I absolutely loved this so much. There were moments that made me cry and other moments that made me laugh.'
'Best book of the year so far. To sum it up I'd say "it was bloody lush"'
'A touching celebration of the beauty and endurance of female friendship. There is nothing mightier. Fact.' DAWN FRENCH
The new novel from Ruth Jones, co-creator of Gavin & Stacey and author of the smash-hit, number one bestselling debut, Never Greener.
Friends forever is a difficult promise to keep...
Meet Lana, Judith and Catrin. Best friends since primary school when they swore an oath on a Curly Wurly wrapper that they would always be there for each other, come what may.
After the trip of a lifetime, the three girls are closer than ever. But an unexpected turn of events shakes the foundation of their friendship to its core, leaving their future in doubt - there's simply too much to forgive, let alone forget. An innocent childhood promise they once made now seems impossible to keep . . .
Packed with all the heart and empathy that made Ruth's name as a screenwriter and now author, Us Three is a funny, moving and uplifting novel about life's complications, the power of friendship and how it defines us all.
Prepare to meet characters you'll feel you've known all your life - prepare to meet Us Three.
*****
Praise for Us Three:
'A warm, smart, uplifting tale of true friendship.' BETH O'LEARY
'This novel oozes warmth and honesty. A big-hearted book that provides a cast of characters you'll lose your heart to.' ADELE PARKS
'I loved this brilliantly gripping depiction of the complexities of female friendship over the years. Love, betrayal, comedy and loss - Us Three has it all.' FIONA NEILL
'Jones's trademark warmth and humour suffuse the novel with comedy and pathos, making for a heart-warming, entertaining and, at times, deeply moving story.' The Observer
Readers love Us Three:
'This is honestly one of the best books I have read this year! I absolutely devoured it within a few hours & once I had started, I just couldn't stop until I had turned the last page.'
'Ruth Jones has a wonderful way with words that makes reading her books a dream'
'I love the way Ruth Jones writes. The relationship between the 3 friends is perfect and a wonderful book to read about friendship'
'I absolutely loved this so much. There were moments that made me cry and other moments that made me laugh.'
'Best book of the year so far. To sum it up I'd say "it was bloody lush"'
Reviews / Votes
Jones's trademark warmth and humour suffuse the novel with comedy and pathos, making for a heart-warming, entertaining and, at times, deeply moving story * The Observer * A poignant novel about friendship and forgiveness . . . with fantastic characterisation, as you'd expect from the co-creator of Gavin & Stacey, it's an epic journey * Woman & Home * Us Three is a warm, smart, uplifting tale of true friendship. I loved Lana, Catrin and Judith - I was genuinely sad to leave them when I turned the final page. * Beth O'Leary, bestselling author of THE FLATSHARE * A touching celebration of the beauty and endurance of female friendship. There is nothing mightier. Fact. * Dawn French * This novel oozes warmth and honesty. A big-hearted book that provides a cast of characters you'll lose your heart to. * Adele Parks * This moving story of three Welsh friends-for-life . . . balances warmth and humour with bleakness and despair. Another winner for Gavin and Stacey star Jones * <i> Daily Mail <i> * A funny, moving and uplifting novel * The Sun * A funny and warm tale of friendship * Evening Standard * I loved spending time immersed in Catrin, Judith and Lana's lives . . . A contender for my Books of the Year list * Prima * A wonderfully warm, funny, totally engrossing and unputdownable novel about friendship. A gorgeous treat. * Kate Eberlen, bestselling author of MISS YOU * I loved this brilliantly gripping depiction of the complexities of female friendship over the years. Love, betrayal, comedy and loss - Us Three has it all. * Fiona Neill * Warm, poignant * Saga * Warm-hearted * Good Housekeeping * A warm and witty tale of friendship. * Daily Mirror * A heart-warming, entertaining and, at times, deeply moving story. * Observer * Moving and funny . . . Jones' unique voice is evident from the first sentence, with her infamous colloquial dialect and warm characters. * My Weekly * We couldn't turn the pages fast enough on this brilliant book. * Closer * Ruth Jones tells her well-crafted characters' experiences, both hilarious and heartbreaking, with compassion and sensitivity, making for a warm and witty story of enduring friendship. * Daily Express *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
611 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78763-225-7 (9781787632257)
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Ruth Jones
Us Three
The funny and uplifting Sunday Times bestseller from the co-creator of Gavin & Stacey
E-Book
09/2020
1st Edition
Transworld Digital
€8.99
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Ruth Jones is best known for her outstanding and award-winning television writing, most notably BBC One's Gavin and Stacey, which she co-wrote with James Corden and in which she played the incorrigible Nessa Jenkins. The most recent Christmas Day special of Gavin and Stacey gained national critical acclaim, drawing an audience of over 18 million, winning a BAFTA for TV moment of the year and a National Television Award for Impact, and gaining an RTS nomination for Ruth's performance. Ruth also created and co-wrote Sky One's Stella, which ran for six series. As well as being Bafta-nominated for her role as the eponymous Stella, Ruth has starred in several other television comedies and dramas.
Her debut novel Never Greener has now sold over a quarter of a million copies. It was chosen as WHSmith Fiction Book of the Year 2018, was a Zoe Ball Book Club pick, and was a Sunday Times bestseller for fifteen weeks, three weeks at number one. Us Three is Ruth's second novel and was a Sunday Times bestseller in hardback.
Her debut novel Never Greener has now sold over a quarter of a million copies. It was chosen as WHSmith Fiction Book of the Year 2018, was a Zoe Ball Book Club pick, and was a Sunday Times bestseller for fifteen weeks, three weeks at number one. Us Three is Ruth's second novel and was a Sunday Times bestseller in hardback.