A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK * 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 gem-Gabrielle 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 problem-shes 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?
