The Husbands
‘The most fun I’ve had reading in a long time’ MARIAN KEYES
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4.7 • 15 Ratings
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Publisher Description
**NO 1 KINDLE BESTSELLER**
A Harpers Bazaar BEST BOOKS TO READ THIS SUMMER * 'One of the funniest debuts for years' SUNDAY TIMES * 'The most fun I've had reading in the longest time' MARIAN KEYES * 'An absolute riot' THE UNMUMSY MUM * 'A wonderful, wonderful novel' JENNIE GODFREY * 'A time-bending gem' GABRIELLE ZEVIN
You wait ages for The One . . . then 203 come along at once
One night Lauren finds a strange man in her flat who claims to be her husband. All the evidence – from photos to electricity bills – suggests he’s right.
Lauren’s attic, she slowly realises, is creating an endless supply of husbands for her.
There’s the one who pretends to play music on her toes.
The one who’s too hot (there must be a catch).
The one who makes a great breakfast sandwich.
The one who turns everything into double entendres (‘I’ll weed your garden’).
And the one who can calm her unruly thoughts with a single touch.
But when you can change husbands as easily as changing a lightbulb, how do you know whether the one you have now is the good-enough one, or the wrong one, or the best one? And how long should you keep trying to find out?
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
***READERS LOVE THE HUSBANDS!!****
‘This book was INCREDIBLE! So inventive, funny and different’
‘I clapped out loud and cried’
‘I adored this book. Fast-paced and funny with heart’
‘Incredibly vivid, completely original’
'So many husbands so many personalities so much confusion so much fun!'
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
In The Husbands, video games designer turned novelist Holly Gramazio asks whether there can be such a thing as too much choice. The story begins when the formerly single Lauren returns home one night to discover she now has an endless supply of husbands, each delivered through the medium of her newly magic attic. Bringing today’s swipe-happy dating world to life, where a host of potential suitors are available to us at the touch of a button, all Lauren has to do is convince the men who appear in her flat to go back up to the attic when she decides she’s not keen, and another will appear in his place. It’s a bold idea for a plotline but Gramazio’s sharp dialogue and Lauren’s likeable character work together to pull it off. It’s a little bit Sliding Doors and a little bit Groundhog Day, but more than anything it’s an impressive premise and a fun read that looks set to be a big summer hit.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Video game designer Gramazio debuts with a charming speculative novel about a woman's difficulty settling on a mate. When Lauren, in her early 30s and decidedly single, returns one night to her London flat from a boozy evening out, she's greeted by a total stranger who says he's her husband, a claim mysteriously borne out by her photographs and texting history. This is alarming enough, but things get weirder still after Lauren's supposed husband climbs up the attic ladder to change a light bulb and a different man descends, one who also claims to be her husband. This revolving door of spouses persists for months, and Lauren discovers that various circumstances of her life—her circle of friends, her fashion sense, her career choices, even her apartment decor—alter with each change of partner. Gramazio's inventiveness and humor save the Groundhog Day–esque plot from tedious repetition (Lauren rejects one man immediately for wearing shoes with individual toes, another for filling a room with Funko Pops). Though Lauren's drastic action near the novel's conclusion feels a bit out of sync with the rest of the story, there's plenty of intelligence and candor in the author's creative spin on the conundrum of commitment. Gramazio is worth keeping tabs on.
Customer Reviews
Fantastic! Amazing concept!
I started reading this as I loved the idea of the different husbands coming from the attic. But the story has much more depth than I’d imagined. I read this book so fast the pages were a blur!! Hurry and write another one book soon!!
Unique and captivating
I loved this book, I was hooked from start to finish.
Brilliant idea
Loved this book - just what I needed.