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The Husbands

By: Holly Gramazio
Narrated by: Miranda Raison
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**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

Best of 2024 Contemporary Editors Select Fantasy Genre Fiction Humorous Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Marriage Witty Funny

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Editorial Review

Catharsis for life’s curveballs
After a personally tumultuous 2023, I decided to embrace a “new year, new me” mentality for 2024, and though it has now been several months, I am still finding that adjusting to change, even when positive, often feels disorienting. However, wrapping my head around entering a new chapter in my life has been made easier alongside Holly Gramazio’s debut novel. Day in and day out, Lauren grapples with the sudden enchantment of her attic, which swaps out one new husband for another on a seemingly endless loop. And while, yes, some of the men manage to woo her in the little time they spend together, The Husbands is about so much more than finding romance. The rapid changes to Lauren’s life that propel her narrative forward, from sudden adjustments to her class status to changes in her own profession, offer an endless stream of fascinating insights and undeniable humour. —Haley H., Audible Editor

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What a super storyline, it had me gripped from start to finish - and actually stopped me from working which wasnt so good!!!

Incredibly good story

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Read this because someone told me it is good. Not my normal choice but really entertaining. Narrator was excellent. I recommend this light hearted entertaining read /listen.

Complete fantasy... Loved it

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Funny and sad it definitely makes you think. Brilliant book and brilliant concept! Fab narration

Brilliant concept

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A light novel but fun to read and thought provoking. It's a version of sliding doors but in an original way. I think this would be good book club material if the last book you read was on a more serious note.

A fun story

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I highly recommend this one! A strong premise and performance, funny and dramatic without any full on make-you-miserable trauma like most books have these days. Go and listen right now :-)

Great audiobook

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