The Trio

Vigorous and vivid, wistful and engaging. Johanna Hedman should definitely expect to win prizes

Upsala Nya Tidning

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

An acute, eloquent and bittersweet debut... There may be an August Prize nomination!

Femina

Stylishly and elegantly composed

Göteborgs-Posten

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

Mature and confident, delicate and eloquent, a study in intimacy . . . Timeless and universal

Kult Magasin

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'

Fans of Sally Rooney will adore this excellent novel, which has garnered rave reviews

The Bookseller

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'

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

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