The Husbands

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'The most fun I've had reading in the longest time' MARIAN KEYES * 'A time-bending gem about the way we live now' GABRIELLE ZEVIN * 'Brilliant, hilarious, surprising and wise. I devoured it' NAOMI ALDERMAN

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?

©2024 Holly Gramazio (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Critics Review

  • 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

    Sunday Times

  • A quirky, funny tale about how you decide on The One when there’s an endless supply

    Grazia

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

    Red

  • I’ve been lucky enough to read lots of funny books already this year, and this is one of the best… [a] hilarious, relatable story

    Prima

  • [A] darkly funny take on modern romance

    Mail on Sunday

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