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A Harpers Bazaar BEST 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 your garden’).
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!’

Publisher Review

A quirky, funny tale about how you decide on The One when there’s an endless supply * Grazia * 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 Brilliant, hilarious, surprising and wise. I devoured it — NAOMI ALDERMAN Clever, fresh, inventive, The Husbands is wholly original — LOUISE O’NEILL The most hilarious, fascinating and revealing novel you will read this year. It’s going to be the bookclub hit of 2024 — KEITH STUART, author of The Boy Made of Blocks The Husbands is a wily and wonderful exploration of modern decision-making, kaleidoscopic and bright and very, very funny — CLAIRE LOMBARDO, author of The Most Fun We Ever Had