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Instantly acclaimed by the New York Times and chosen by Read with Jenna for their April Book Club Pick, The Husbands is a witty, engaging novel exploring the complexities of life, love, and the countless choices we make in the modern age. Praised by The Washington Post as a “bottomless champagne flute of a novel,” the story revolves around Lauren, who returns home late one night to her apartment in London and is surprised to discover Michael, a man claiming to be her husband, waiting for her there. But Lauren isn’t married. She’s never even met this man before. Yet, according to her friends, the improved decorations in her flat, and the pictures on her phone, she and Michael have been married for years.

As Lauren struggles to understand how she can be married to a man she doesn’t even recognize, Michael disappears after climbing into the attic to change a lightbulb. In his place, another different man emerges, reshaping her life and reality each time. Soon, Lauren uncovers the incredible truth that her attic somehow generates an endless supply of husbands and alternate lives. Confronted by infinite possibilities, she must grapple with a pressing question: if exchanging entire lives can be as simple as replacing a bulb, how do you know you’ve chosen the right path? And ultimately, when is it time to stop chasing something better and finally embrace the life right in front of you?