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The Husbands: A Novel Hardcover – April 2, 2024
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When Lauren returns home to her flat in London late one night, she is greeted at the door by her husband, Michael. There’s only one problem—she’s not married. She’s never seen this man before in her life. But according to her friends, her much-improved decor, and the photos on her phone, they’ve been together for years.
As Lauren tries to puzzle out how she could be married to someone she can’t remember meeting, Michael goes to the attic to change a lightbulb and abruptly disappears. In his place, a new man emerges, and a new, slightly altered life re-forms around her. Realizing that her attic is creating an infinite supply of husbands, Lauren confronts the question: If swapping lives is as easy as changing a lightbulb, how do you know you’ve taken the right path? When do you stop trying to do better and start actually living?
- Print length352 pages
- SpracheEnglisch
- PublisherDoubleday
- Publication dateApril 2, 2024
- Dimensions6.41 x 1.21 x 9.6 inches
- ISBN-100385550618
- ISBN-13978-0385550611
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“Delightfully addictive . . . a bottomless champagne flute of a novel.”
—The Washington Post
"Charming...there’s plenty of intelligence and candor in the author’s creative spin on the conundrum of commitment."
—Publishers Weekly
"Richly characterized, philosophical, and funny. I enjoyed all the husbands, even (especially?) the terrible ones. A time-bending gem about the way we live now."
—Gabrielle Zevin, New York Times bestselling author of Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
"The Husbands is a wily and wonderful exploration of modern decision-making, kaleidoscopic and bright and very, very funny."
—Claire Lombardo, New York Times bestselling author of The Most Fun We Ever Had
"Brilliant, hilarious, surprising and wise. I devoured it."
—Naomi Alderman, New York Times bestselling author of The Power and The Future
"The Husbands is WONDERFUL: fresh, original, hugely entertaining and oddly comforting. . . . I laughed out loud countless times. . . . [This] was the most fun I’ve had reading in the longest time. It is an utter delight."
—Marian Keyes, bestselling author of Again, Rachel and Grown Ups
"Clever, fresh, inventive, The Husbands is wholly original."
—Louise O’Neill, author of Asking For It
"The plot allows the author to explore current attitudes and approaches to dating and mating from a fresh perspective... A fun take on a big question."
—Kirkus
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- Publisher : Doubleday (April 2, 2024)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 352 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0385550618
- ISBN-13 : 978-0385550611
- Item Weight : 1.34 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.41 x 1.21 x 9.6 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #6,469 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #303 in Family Life Fiction (Books)
- #360 in Contemporary Women Fiction
- #439 in Women's Domestic Life Fiction
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Holly Gramazio is a writer, game designer and curator based in London. Her novel The Husbands was released in April 2024.
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Customers find the book fun and easy to read. They also describe the protagonist as cute and nicely paced. Opinions are mixed on the premise, with some finding it unique and interesting, while others say it's stupid. Readers also have mixed feelings about the storyline, with others finding it intriguing and thought-provoking, while still others say the plot is repetitive and lacks a big plot or ending.
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Customers find the book well-written, fun, and clever. They also describe it as a real page-turner with a bright and humorous voice. Readers also mention it's a delightful light read.
"The Husbands is the debut novel from Holly Gramazio and is a great read!..." Read more
"The title drew me in… the premise kept me captivated… and the creative idea behind each husband character made me keep reading!" Read more
"...Some chapters read well while others didn't seem to add value and could have been edited out, so yes this book was maybe a bit too long." Read more
"...This was really a conpelling read, it speaks to that question, if you could instantly change something, would you? Should you?..." Read more
Customers find the book easy to read, fast, and well written. They also mention that the dialogue has an air of authenticity.
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"...Some are handsome; some are less so. Short, tall, neat, messy, good jobs, bad jobs. Everything changes — almost — with each one...." Read more
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A man claiming to be Lauren’s husband appears suddenly in her apartment one night. No explanation. It doesn’t take Lauren long to figure out that something is happening in her attic - it’s sending her husbands. When one husband goes up, another comes down. Lauren is then set on a path to finding the exact right husband, the one with every characteristic she’s imagined for her perfect partner. What she discovers, though, is sometimes there are too many choices.
I enjoyed this book tremendously. The plot is intriguing, it’s thought provoking and quite funny. I laughed at some of the reasons one husband or another was immediately sent back to the attic. I thought quite a bit about the options all of the husbands came with - like options on a new car and how there’s no such thing as a 100% perfect partner or relationship. Lauren could have gone through thousands of husbands only never to be satisfied. It was interesting how each husband provided a new set of friends, decor, situations and how so many elements of Lauren’s lives overlapped. I found the ending of the book really satisfying and can’t wait for more books from Gramazio.
You’ll enjoy The Husbands. Read it and let me know what you think - I’d love to discuss.
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