The Husbands - Holly Gramazio

The Husbands

By Holly Gramazio

  • Release Date: 2024-04-02
  • Genre: Fiction & Literature
Score: 4
4
From 83 Ratings

Description

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • READ WITH JENNA’S APRIL BOOK CLUB PICK • The Husbands delights in asking: how do we navigate life, love, and choice in a world of never-ending options? (“A bottomless champagne flute of a novel —The Washington Post)

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?

Reviews

  • Soo good

    5
    By Apryla
    For being her first novel this author really knocked it out of the park. I felt such a happiness and peace reading this because it was so engrossing. I was sad when it ended because I wanted to stay in her world longer. Not sure what the message is ultimately…do you pick one person and make it work or do you keep searching for the “perfect” partner. I do like that she was single in the beginning and after going through lots of husbands she finally appreciates being single for a while for what it is. So many people are desperate to find someone that they settle and then subsequently they are more miserable than when they were alone. I read a lot and this one is in my top 10 now. I highly recommend it. I could see this being made into a movie.
  • This book sucked me in!

    5
    By caithayes
    I finished this book in 24 hours- it sucked me in. I found it captivating and wildly entertaining. Very relatable to myself as a woman in her 30s