“You can’t stay married to someone forever just because they climbed out of your attic one afternoon.” If this sentence grabs your attention, The Husbands might be just what you’re looking for! Light and comedic enough for a beach read, but with a thought-provoking premise worthy of discussion, this book earns its status as one of the buzziest books of the summer.
In The Husbands, our main character, Lauren, comes home from a fun, drunken night out with friends to discover a surprise in her house. She’s single and never been married, but somehow, some way, her house has supplied a husband for her. He’s the background photo on her phone; he lives in her house, which now features different décor; and everyone in her life knows him as her husband. Lauren questions family and neighbors -- and her own sanity – as she searches photos, emails, and text threads. But they all lead to the same conclusion: this man’s name is Michael Callebaut, and she’s actually married to him.
As Lauren tries to wrap her mind around a husband she’s never met before, Michael pops up into the attic to change out a burnt-out light bulb. Just when she thought things couldn’t get any stranger, Michael vanishes and a new husband comes down the ladder. Unbelievable as it is, Lauren realizes her attic is producing a revolving door of men for her, and that anyone who goes up into the attic is replaced with a new option.
Groundhog Day meets Sliding Doors in this entertaining and insightful examination of love and life. With a seemingly unlimited ability to swap out husbands and life paths, how will Lauren choose? Check out The Husbands from your local library to find out!
