A review by maralyons
The Three of Us by Ore Agbaje-Williams

4.0

The Three of Us is a superbly written character study told in the perspectives of a married couple and the wife's best friend. Only the friend is named (Temi). The story is told over the course of one day. All three are of Nigerian origin living in London with well-to-do families. We quickly learn that there is tension between Temi and her friend's husband. Wife is supported by her husband and seems very malleable to his will and desire for order. Husband makes a generous living and has certain expectations for his wife and wants her to break away from her codependent relationship with her best friend. Her best friend, Temi, often visits seemingly oblivious to the frustration of her friend's husband. She drinks too much and constantly undermines him, clearly thinking he is not good enough for her friend. As I listened to the story, the characters became more and more frustrating and the tension ratcheted higher. We see how Wife is pulled in different directions and seems to get lost in her closest relationships. Though I was very irritated at times with the characters, I had to know what would happen next. I listened to the audiobook, which had three phenomenal narrators.

Thank you Penguin Group Putnam / PRH Audio for providing this ebook / audiobook ARC. All thoughts are my own.