Three Rooms

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An incisive debut exploring politics, race, and belonging in 21st-century England. In autumn 2018, a young woman moves into university accommodation to start a job as a research assistant at Oxford. Living in the heart of political power, she feels both an outsider and an insider, sensing that real life is happening elsewhere. Eight months later, she finds herself in London with a temp job at a society magazine, paying 80 pounds a week to sleep on a stranger's sofa. This new chapter seems promising, yet the transition from one elite institution to another brings little change. As summer unfolds, England grapples with pressing issues like Brexit, Grenfell, climate change, and homelessness. Amidst a rise in nationalism and protests, she struggles to process the constant stream of information on her phone. Tensions with her flatmate rise, and she feels overworked and underpaid, with permanent employment seeming increasingly out of reach. Ultimately, she must confront the question: what is this all for? This original and brilliantly observed narrative captures a young person's quest for home and identity, poignantly examining the dualities of despair and optimism while highlighting the true cost of living in contemporary England.