The Husbands

Published 27/03/2025 | Paperback / softback,
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‘One of the funniest debuts for years’ SUNDAY TIMES’An absolute riot’ THE UNMUMSY MUM’A time-bending gem’ GABRIELLE ZEVIN’Huge fun’ KATE ATKINSONYou wait ages for The One . . . then 203 come along at onceOne 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?’A wonderful, wonderful novel’ JENNIE GODFREY ‘The most fun I’ve had reading in the longest time’ MARIAN KEYES’Laugh-out-loud funny, perceptive and utterly original’ REDTHE NO 1 KINDLE BESTSELLERTHE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERBEST SUMMER READ IN THE GUARDIAN, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, RED & DAILY MAIL ***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!’