"A novel about a woman who one day comes home to find her attic is magic and producing an endless supply of interchangeable husbands"--
When she discovers the attic in her London flat is creating an infinite supply of husbands, waking up to a slightly altered life each day, Lauren confronts the question: if swapping lives is as easy as changing a lightbulb, how do you know youve taken the right path?
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER READ WITH JENNAS APRIL BOOK CLUB PICK An exuberant debut, The Husbands delights in asking: how do we navigate life, love, and choice in a world of never-ending options? (A time-bending gemGabrielle Zevin; Kaleidoscopic and bright and very, very funny." Claire Lombardo)
When Lauren returns home to her flat in London late one night, she is greeted at the door by her husband, Michael. Theres only one problemshes not married. Shes never seen this man before in her life. But according to her friends, her much-improved decor, and the photos on her phone, theyve been together for years.
As Lauren tries to puzzle out how she could be married to someone she cant 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 youve taken the right path? When do you stop trying to do better and start actually living?
