The Husbands

By: Holly Gramazio

Narrated by: Miranda Raison

Brought to you by Penguin.

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What if you could change husbands as easily as a lightbulb?

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. And then another one appears. Lauren’s attic, she slowly realises, is creating an endless supply of husbands for her. There’s:

The one who’s too hot (there must be a catch).
The one who pretends to play music on her toes.
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?

‘Properly laugh-out-loud funny, this was one of the most original novels I’ve read in years’ RED, *Books of the Year*
‘A witty, ingenious debut novel… An enormously entertaining story that is both silly and sophisticated’ SUNDAY TIMES, *Books of the Year*
‘A clever and hilarious read that makes you rethink the idea of a soulmate’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

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BEST SUMMER READ IN THE GUARDIAN, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, RED & DAILY MAIL

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Critic reviews

A witty, ingenious debut novel… An enormously entertaining story that is both silly and sophisticated (Johanna Thomas-Corr)

Properly laugh-out-loud funny, this was one of the most original novels I’ve read in years

Filled with clever observations on love and life, [The Husbands] is also laugh-out-loud funny (Anna Bonet)

A riot . . . a smart, witty satire about the the illusion of choice . . . It’s clever and silly and funny and wildly imaginative and I bloody loved it (PANDORA SYKES)

Funny, fresh... an absolute riot, just one of the best books I've read in long time (THE UNMUMSY MUM)

Laugh-out-loud funny while deeply thoughtful this is a wonderful wonderful novel (JENNIE GODFREY, author of THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS)

One of the funniest debuts for years... Holly Gramazio has not only come up with the most ingenious conceit, she has summoned the humour and sophistication to pull it off... a brilliant satire on the Tinder generation's commitment issues (Johanna Thomas-Corr)

I loved everything about it (Sara Lawrence)

Laugh-out-loud funny, perceptive and utterly original, I guarantee you’ve never read a book quite like it

Holly Gramazio's tight prose, sarcastic wit and knack for weaving a tender, hilarious story sets this novel apart

Perfect summer story!

Was told about this wonderful, fun, weird book by the podcast who weekly and it absolutely did not disappoint. I laughed a lot! Can’t wait for a movie adaptation.