Twenty-something Londoner Lauren returns home late, after her best friend's "hen do" to find her husband, who gives her water and painkillers and helps her get comfy. He's a very nice husband, but she's pretty sure she didn't have a husband when she left earlier that evening. There are photos of the husband on her phone. Her friends know the husband. When the husband goes into the attic to retrieve a blanket, he doesn't come back - a NEW husband comes down the ladder. That one goes up, again, a new husband comes down. It's all quite a lot to take in.
Thus begins "The Husbands" by Holly Gramazio, a debut novel that was also a Read with Jenna /Today Show pick. It's an easy read, but clever. Readers discover along with Lauren that it’s not just the husbands that change, Lauren’s life changes too – when each husband comes down from the attic, he brings the life they share; the life in which Lauren chose this husband. I thought the book was fun, but also posed some interesting questions about how to create a life you love; with someone you love. Recommended for adults.
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