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  • Published: 3 September 2020
  • ISBN: 9781473575486
  • Imprint: Transworld Digital
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $24.99

Us Three

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3 Aug 2021
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3 Sept 2020
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3 Sept 2020
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The new novel from Ruth Jones, co-writer of Gavin & Stacey and author of the smash-hit, number one bestselling debut, Never Greener.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Us Three written and read by 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 Ruth Jones:

'Ruth Jones is excellent on human nature and why we make the mistakes we do. I felt for every character. Unputdownable.'
Jojo Moyes, bestselling author of ME BEFORE YOU

'I love books about gnarly, messy relationships and this one kept me gripped from the beginning. A great read.'
Jane Fallon, bestselling author of TELL ME A SECRET

'Thought-provoking, compelling and ultimately redemptive'
Sunday Express
© Ruth Jones 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020
  • Published: 3 September 2020
  • ISBN: 9781473575486
  • Imprint: Transworld Digital
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $24.99
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About the author

Ruth Jones

Ruth Jones MBE is well known for her television work, most notably BBC One’s multi-award-winning Gavin and Stacey, co-written with James Corden, in which she played Nessa Jenkins. The 2019 and 2024 Christmas specials of this well-loved show garnered viewing figures of 18 million and 21 million respectively. Ruth also created and co-wrote several series of Stella for Sky TV, for which she was BAFTA nominated. Other TV work includes Hattie, Nighty Night and Saxondale. In 2024 Ruth played Mother Superior in Sister Act the Musical at London’s Dominion Theatre. Her latest acting roles are Elena Ravenscroft in the Netflix adaptation of Harlan Coben's Run Away and Mrs Bennet in the BBC adaptation of Janice Hadlow's The Other Bennet Sister.

Ruth’s novels have sold over a million copies. Never Greener was a Sunday Times bestseller for fifteen weeks, three weeks at number one, as well as WHSmith Fiction Book of the Year 2018, a nominated Debut of the Year at the British Book Awards, and a Zoe Ball Book Club pick. Her second novel, Us Three, and her third novel, Love Untold, were also instant Sunday Times bestsellers. Love Untold was a Waterstones Paperback of the Year, as well as a Richard & Judy Book Club pick. Ruth's latest novel is By Your Side

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When Gavin Met Stacey and Everything in Between
By Your Side
Never Greener
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Praise for Us Three

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 wonderfully warm, funny, totally engrossing and unputdownable novel about friendship. A gorgeous treat.

Kate Eberlen, bestselling author of MISS YOU

This novel oozes warmth and honesty. A big-hearted book that provides a cast of characters you'll lose your heart to.

Adele Parks

A touching celebration of the beauty and endurance of female friendship. There is nothing mightier. Fact.

Dawn French

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

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>

Warm, poignant

Saga

Warm-hearted

Good Housekeeping

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

A funny and warm tale of friendship

Evening Standard

A funny, moving and uplifting novel

The Sun

I loved spending time immersed in Catrin, Judith and Lana's lives . . . A contender for my Books of the Year list

Prima

A warm and witty tale of friendship.

Daily Mirror

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 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