Many thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam for gifting me a digital ARC of the debut novel by Ore Agbaje-Williams - 4 stars!
What if the two most important people in your life hated each other? The wife is content - doesn't have to work, lives a good life with her husband, and has a best friend that fills all her other needs. The husband is content with having his wife at home but is bowing to parental pressure and wants to have a baby. The best friend in the middle wants her relationship with her friend to be like it was before she got married.
This was so intriguing - the story is told from each of their viewpoints. Both the husband and wife remain nameless, and only the best friend, Temi, is named. I loved seeing the same scene play out through different eyes. This was an exploration of married life, of the way we change for the people we love, the compromises we make for them, and what we'll do to keep things status quo. A short read that I really enjoyed!
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