{"product_id":"the-three-of-us-ore-agbaje-williams-hardcover","title":"The Three of Us -- Ore Agbaje-Williams, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003eLong-standing tensions between a husband, his wife, and her best friend finally come to a breaking point in this sharp domestic comedy of manners, told brilliantly over the course of one day.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if your two favorite people hated each other with a passion?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe wife has it all. A big house in a nice neighborhood, a ride-or-die snarky best friend, Temi, with whom to laugh about facile men, and a devoted husband who loves her above all else--even his distaste for Temi. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a seemingly normal day, Temi comes over to spend a lazy afternoon with the wife: drinking wine, eating snacks, and laughing caustically about the husband's shortcomings. But when the husband comes home and a series of confessions are made, the wife's two confidantes are suddenly forced to jockey for their positions, throwing everyone's integrity into question--and their long-drawn-out territorial dance, carefully constructed over years, into utter chaos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold in three taut, mesmerizing parts--the wife, the husband, the best friend--over the course of one day, \u003ci\u003eThe Three of Us\u003c\/i\u003e is a subversively comical, wildly astute, and painfully compulsive triptych of domestic life that explores cultural truths, what it means to defy them, and the fine line between compromise and betrayal when it comes to ourselves and the people we're meant to love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ore Agbaje-Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e G.P. Putnam's Sons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593540718\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2022 pg. 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/06\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2023 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/13\/2023 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOre Agbaje-Williams\u003c\/b\u003e is a British Nigerian writer and book editor from London. \u003ci\u003eThe Three of Us\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Agbaje-Williams, Ore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49362873876708,"sku":"9780593540718","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/41TMIorsjnL_9043e2f2-f142-4a15-82b9-28a64a1fb60e.jpg?v=1783591814","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/the-three-of-us-ore-agbaje-williams-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}