Three Rooms

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An incisive and poignant debut about politics, race, and belonging in 21st-century England. In autumn 2018, a young woman moves into a university accommodation, ready to start her role as a research assistant at Oxford. Living in spaces that have shaped the nation's leaders, she experiences a duality of being both an outsider and an insider, feeling that real life is happening elsewhere. Eight months later, she relocates to London for a temp position at a society magazine, paying 80 pounds a week to sleep on a stranger's sofa. This move seems promising, yet transitioning from one elite institution to another changes little. As summer unfolds, England grapples with pressing civil rights issues: Brexit, Grenfell, climate change, and homelessness. Amidst rising nationalism and protests, she struggles to process the relentless stream of information on her phone. Tensions with her flatmate rise, her work is demanding and underpaid, and the likelihood of securing a permanent job diminishes. Ultimately, she must confront the question: what is this all for? This story captures a young person's quest for belonging and identity, exploring the complex interplay of despair and optimism while examining the true cost of living as a young person in contemporary England.