The Husbands
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Published:4th Apr '24
£16.99
Available for immediate dispatch.
A Harpers BazaarBEST BOOKS TO READ THIS SUMMER * 'One of the funniest debuts for years' SUNDAY TIMES* 'The most fun I've had reading in the longest time' MARIAN KEYES * 'An absolute riot' THE UNMUMSY MUM * 'A wonderful, wonderful novel' JENNIE GODFREY * 'A time-bending gem' GABRIELLE ZEVIN
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 yourgarden’).
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?
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
***READERS LOVE THE HUSBANDS!!****
‘This book was INCREDIBLE! So inventive, funny and different’
‘I clapped out loud and cried’
‘I adored this book. Fast-paced and funny with heart’
‘Incredibly vivid, completely original’
'So many husbands so many personalities so much confusion so much fun!'
Holly Gramazio's tight prose, sarcastic wit and knack for weaving a tender, hilarious story sets this novel apart * Harper's Bazaar, BEST BOOKS TO READ THIS SUMMER *
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 -- Johanna Thomas-Corr * Sunday Times *
I loved everything about it -- Sara Lawrence * Daily Mail *
Laugh-out-loud funny, perceptive and utterly original, I guarantee you’ve never read a book quite like it * Red *
Delightfully addictive… a bottomless champagne flute of a novel -- Elizabeth Hand * Washington Post *
Laugh-out-loud funny while deeply thoughtful this is a wonderful wonderful novel -- JENNIE GODFREY, author of THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS
Funny, fresh... an absolute riot, just one of the best books I've read in long time -- THE UNMUMSY MUM
I can't remember the last time I opened a book, then refused to put it down till I'd finished it at 2am. Endlessly funny, ultimately profound
WONDERFUL: fresh, original, hugely entertaining and oddly comforting . . . I laughed out loud countless times . . . the most fun I've had reading in the longest time. It is an utter delight -- MARIAN KEYES
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
Clever, fresh, inventive, The Husbands is wholly original -- LOUISE O'NEILL
Brilliant, hilarious, surprising and wise. I devoured it -- NAOMI ALDERMAN
My favourite book of 2024… incredible fun to read and also properly profound and thought-provoking. I couldn’t have loved it more -- SOPHIE HANNAH
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 -- Nina Pottell * Prima *
A quirky, funny tale about how you decide on The One when there’s an endless supply * Grazia *
ISBN: 9781784745356
Dimensions: 240mm x 162mm x 34mm
Weight: 592g
368 pages