The Three of Us

A cunning (and often very funny) book, a wily and promising debut

Rumaan Alam, author of LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND

Devouring this bold, brilliant satire was refreshing and confronting and completely entertaining. So much is achieved in Agbaje-Williams' writing: the nuances that make even our closest relationships uncomfortable, the tension of a shifting perspective, the anarchy provoked by a single cunning comment. Beguiling and cutting and admirable - I loved it

Ashley Audrain, author of THE PUSH

Explosive... What rocked me was the naked examination of that coveted construct we call innocence... The Three of Us read, wrote and erased me. Then, it gave me back to myself, giggling and nodding my head. What a keen mind this story comes from. What a calm power this story holds

Robert Jones, Jr., author of THE PROPHETS

A unique novel... with a clever premise and definitely one that will provoke a lot of discussion.

Red, *Books to Look Out For 2023*

A witty comedy of manners

i-D, *Books to be Excited for in 2023*

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

Funny, fresh and full of drama, not a word goes to waste in this extraordinary debut

Sophie Irwin, author of A LADY'S GUIDE TO FORTUNE-HUNTING

An astute, composed and quietly hilarious observation of identity, marriage and friendship from a unique storyteller

Diana Evans, author of ORDINARY PEOPLE

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

Both wickedly entertaining and thought-provoking. I couldn't stop turning the page!

Lizzie Damilola Blackburn, author of YINKA, WHERE IS YOUR HUZBAND?

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 HEARTBREAK

A sharp, humorous, superbly entertaining novel exploring Black love and relationships and the conflicts and tensions that arise from jealousy, desire, control and cultural expectations... Insightful and impressive

Jacqueline Crooks, author of FIRE RUSH

A striking, often wickedly funny debut... Agbaje-Williams brilliantly captures the inner monologue as well as the conversational style of each of the three through which their whole cultural milieu takes shape around them... An original and potent comedy of manners with an ingenious final twist

Kirkus, *Starred Review*

I'm obsessed. This is a masterful, at times familiar and relatable, yet ultimately disturbing portrayal of a friendship. Constantly surprising, often dark and at times sinister, it is without fail always entertaining and funny

Claire Kohda, author of WOMAN, EATING

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

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 delicious comedy noir

i

Taut and precise, as honest as it is hilarious, I consumed The Three of Us in a single sitting. Not to be missed

Caleb Azumah Nelson, author of OPEN WATER

A funny, terrifically entertaining read

Daily Mail

Rich, dazzling and deeply possessive... At just 192 pages, The Three of Us is as short and sharp as a paring knife

Washington Post

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

The Three of Us toes the tightrope between concession and deception as Agbaje-Williams executes surprise twists in a narrative that’s drenched in wine

TIME

It’s not that people haven’t been talking about… The Three of Us, it’s just that I think everyone should be screaming about it… It’s funny and barbed, and the twists at the end had me shocked

Monica Heisey, author of REALLY GOOD, ACTUALLY

Sharp, astute and wickedly funny… a taut, darkly comic read that packs a serious punch

YOMI ADEGOKE, author of The List

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