Best Book of the Year Time • Real Simple • Oprah Daily A Belletrist Book Club Pick "As short and sharp as a pairing knife . . . Moves along so briskly and with such sly wit . . . Deliciously wicked." —Ron Charles, The Washington Post What if your two favorite people hated each other with a passion? The wife has it all. A big house in a nice neighborhood, a ride-or-die snarky best friend, Temi, and a devoted husband who loves her above all else—even his distaste for Temi. One lazy afternoon, Temi comes over to drink wine and joke about the husband's shortcomings with the wife. 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. Told in three taut, mesmerizing parts over the course of one day, The Three of Us is a subversively comical, wildly astute, and painfully compulsive portrait of domestic life that explores the fine line between compromise and betrayal when it comes to ourselves and the people we're meant to love. One of Lit Hub ’s Most Anticipated Books of 2023 One of NYLON ’s Most Anticipated Books of 2023 One of ELLE ’s Best New Books for Summer One of TIME' s Best Books of May 2023 One of PopSugar ’s Best New Books of 2023 One of The Philadelphia Inquirer ’s Best New Books of May One of New York Post ’s Best New Books One of AFAR ’s Best Books for Summer "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 "A dark, funny tale that tackles an uncomfortably familiar question: what happens if your partner and your best friend cannot stand each other?" — The Guardian   "Two's company, three's a crowd—and what a crowd they are, in this smart, sly novel by Ore Agbaje-Williams." — CBS Sunday Morning "A beach read that promises tea and tension. . . . Ore Agbaje-Williams gifts us a comedic domestic drama about the bitter tension between a husband, his wife, and her best friend. . . . A thrilling spectacle ensues throughout the course of a single day." –The Good Men Project "Layered and brimming with subtext and sharp observations about money, gender, patriarchy and complicity, this story subverts the love triangle trope by introducing something more akin to a hate triangle. . . . A wicked ride." — Electric Lit "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 "As short and sharp as a pairing knife . . . Agbaje-Williams writes in a fluid, conversational style that dissolves paper and ink into sound waves. . . . The novel is so theatrical in its structure and immediacy that the moment you finish reading it, you’ll imagine you actually heard it. . . . This comédie à trois moves along so briskly and with such sly wit that it’s easy to overlook how the novel teases issues of class and race. . . . Deliciously wicked." —Ron Charles, The Washington Post " 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 "In this sharp, taut, dark comedy that takes place over the course of one fateful day, the simmering tensions between a husband, a wife, and her best friend come to a boiling point. It’s a tense read that will have you glued to your beach chair!” —Jenny Jackson, author of Pineapple Street , for GMA.com "Cleverly told in three parts, from each character’s point of view, The Three of Us will give its readers lots to talk about over brunch." — Real Simple "[A] knockout debut novel about the hazards and self-destructive nature of spousal compromise. . . Fine details [suffuse] love and life into a hilarious, clever and incisive narrative of admirable and ugly truths . . . . [A] simmering tempest of clashing expectations, values and desires." — Shelf Awareness "A biting comedy of manners with a delightfully simple, but incredibly fertile, premise . . . . Over three acts, as the thin walls of tact and civility begin to erode, all manner of scabrously hilarious confessions and accusations burst through.” — Lit Hub "Taking place over the course of a single day, this bold, sharp debut novel explores the intrigue of the ménage à trois in a comedy of manners about the tensions between a husband, his wife, and her best friend.” – NYLON "This fast-paced and comedic novel is a thought-provoking exploration of cultural truths, defiance, and the complexity of love and betrayal.” — SheReads "Well crafted…A tightly constructed debut novel." — NPR.org "In this slim, clever novel, everything goes down over the course of boozy afternoon." — GMA.com "In Ore Agbaj