The Husbands

Holly Gramazio

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Vintage
22 July 2025

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

A brilliantly original, funny and astute debut that examines how we navigate life, love and choice in a world of never-ending options

'One of the funniest debuts for years' SUNDAY TIMES 'An absolute riot' THE UNMUMSY MUM 'A time-bending gem' GABRIELLE ZEVIN 'Huge fun' KATE ATKINSON

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. 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' RED

THE NO 1 KINDLE BESTSELLER THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER BEST SUMMER READ IN THE GUARDIAN, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, RED & DAILY MAIL
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* '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!'

By: Holly Gramazio
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 260g
ISBN: 9781529920352
ISBN 10: 1529920353
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 22 July 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Holly Gramazio is a writer, game designer and curator from Adelaide, currently based in London. She founded the experimental games festival Now Play This, and wrote the script for the award-winning indie videogame Dicey Dungeons. She's particularly interested in rules, play, cities, gardens, games that get people acting creatively and art that gets people interacting with their surroundings in new ways. The Husbands is her first novel.

Reviews for The Husbands

A riot . . . a smart, witty satire about the the illusion of choice . . . It’s clever and silly and funny and wildly imaginative and I bloody loved it -- PANDORA SYKES Funny, fresh... an absolute riot, just one of the best books I've read in long time -- THE UNMUMSY MUM Laugh-out-loud funny while deeply thoughtful this is a wonderful wonderful novel -- JENNIE GODFREY, author of THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS 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 *