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The Husbands
- Author
- Holly Gramazio
- Narrator
- Miranda Raison
- Publisher
- Random House
- Publish Date
- 4 April 2024
- Run Time
- 10 hours 30 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Humorous fiction, Comic (humorous) fantasy, Narrative theme: love / relationships
- Rating
- 4.0 (4 reviews)
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What to expect
Brought to you by Penguin.
**SOON TO BE A MAJOR APPLE TV SERIES**
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
THE NO 1 KINDLE BESTSELLER
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
BEST SUMMER READ IN THE GUARDIAN, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, RED & DAILY MAIL
©2024 Holly Gramazio (P)2024 Penguin Audio
Critics Review
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A witty, ingenious debut novel… An enormously entertaining story that is both silly and sophisticated
Sunday Times, *Books of the Year*
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Properly laugh-out-loud funny, this was one of the most original novels I’ve read in years
Red, *Books of the Year*
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Filled with clever observations on love and life, [The Husbands] is also laugh-out-loud funny
i, *Books of the Year*
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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
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Funny, fresh... an absolute riot, just one of the best books I've read in long time
THE UNMUMSY MUM
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Laugh-out-loud funny while deeply thoughtful this is a wonderful wonderful novel
JENNIE GODFREY, author of THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS
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[A] brilliant comic novel
NAOMI ALDERMAN
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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
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I loved everything about it
Daily Mail
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Laugh-out-loud funny, perceptive and utterly original, I guarantee you’ve never read a book quite like it
Red
User Reviews
Book 4.0
Narration 3.8
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2.0 1.0
Repetitive storyline. Author likes listing things. A great premise but disappointing.
Narration monotone.Cheery 2025-02-26 -
4.0 5.0
Brilliant premise. I was expecting this to be funnier from the blurb but actually it was more of an emotional drama. The narration was brilliant – she handled all the accents and characters perfectly.
ClaireJW 2024-04-25
Details
- Author
- Holly Gramazio
- Narrator
- Miranda Raison
- Duration
- 10 hours 30 minutes
- Release Date
- 4 April 2024
- ISBN
- 9781529932225
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Random House
- Genre
- Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Humorous fiction, Comic (humorous) fantasy, Narrative theme: love / relationships
- Rating
- 4.0(4 reviews)
- Narration
- 3.8(4 reviews)
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin.**SOON TO BE A MAJOR APPLE TV SERIES**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 HOUSEKEEPINGTHE NO 1 KINDLE BESTSELLERTHE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERBEST SUMMER READ IN THE GUARDIAN, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, RED & DAILY MAIL©2024 Holly Gramazio (P)2024 Penguin Audio
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