The Three of Us
THE ADDICTIVE READ YOUR NEW YEAR WON'T BE COMPLETE WITHOUT
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3.8 • 6 Ratings
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- £4.99
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Publisher Description
‘Everyone should be screaming about it’ MONICA HEISEY
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. You couldn’t ask for more. There’s just one problem: your husband and best friend love you, but they hate each other.
Over a single day, wife, husband and best friend Temi toe the lines of compromise and betrayal. Slowly, their lives begin to unravel, until a startling discovery throws everyone’s integrity into question…
‘Funny, terrifically entertaining’ DAILY MAIL
‘A treat… this millennial noir is a taut exploration of culture and the politics of relationships’ BOLU BABALOLA
‘A tense read that will have you glued to your beach chair!’ JENNY JACKSON
READERS LOVE THE THREE OF US
‘I devoured this brilliant book in one sitting’
‘Compulsive reading…it’s extremely hard to put down’
‘Agbaje-Williams is definitely one to watch’
‘An excellent book club read’
‘The characters all felt completely real…utterly brilliant’
‘I absolutely loved this book!’
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Agbaje-Williams's intoxicating debut, a Nigerian housewife's protective husband and freewheeling best friend vie for her loyalty and affection over the course of a single day. The unnamed wife grapples with the prospect of pregnancy, which she sees as a "ritual performed out of responsibility rather than desire." Her dilemma is complicated by a visit from her childhood best friend, Temi. Back in college, the self-seeking and brash Temi coaxed her friend out of her shell of reticence and fear, but in the meantime her conservative husband, also unnamed, has led her into a traditional gender role. Temi fears her friend is regressing into a "woman who is silent and subservient," and the husband, of course, has grown tired of Temi's presence and wants to start a family. The narrative unfolds as a triptych, each character helming a section from their point of view to wondrous and wearying effects as they retell and relitigate the same events. There's not much of a plot, though it's delicious to watch the characters' long-fermenting tensions come to the fore. It lands as a discerning debut from an author who knows a thing or two (or three) about the ever-shifting dynamics of intimacy.
Customer Reviews
The three of us
I had to look back to check if I was still reading the sample! The book did have me laugh out loud at parts, literally. However, no speech marks used and the story just seemed to end as it was getting lively. The non use of speech marks I was able to overlook, but the ending was so disappointing.