The Husbands

　　當人生的各種可能性接踵而至，何時該抱緊最好的選擇？
 
　　這天深夜，住在倫敦的蘿倫醉醺醺地回到家時，發現她的先生站在門口迎接她。問題是，她根本沒結過婚、也沒見過這個男人！但是根據朋友的描述、自己手機裡的相簿、和家裡升級的裝潢，她和這個自稱麥可的男子已經是老夫老妻了。
 
　　當蘿倫試圖搞清楚自己怎麼會嫁給一個完全沒印象的人時，麥可說要去閣樓換個燈泡，竟然從此消失了。不過，另一個陌生男子接著出現，她的人生現況也隨之有了變化。原來她的閣樓似乎是配偶的旋轉門，正在為蘿倫創造一個又一個新的丈夫…問題來了，如果改變人生就像換個燈泡一樣容易，該怎麼確定自己作了正確的抉擇？何時應該放下追求更好的條件，好好體驗當下的人生呢？

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READ WITH JENNA’S APRIL BOOK CLUB PICK - 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. There’s only one problem--she’s not married. She’s never seen this man before in her life. But according to her friends, her much-improved decor, and the photos on her phone, they’ve been together for years.

As Lauren tries to puzzle out how she could be married to someone she can’t 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 you’ve taken the right path? When do you stop trying to do better and start actually living?

HOLLY GRAMAZIO is a game designer, curator, and writer, originally from Adelaide and currently based in London. She wrote the script for the indie video game Dicey Dungeons, which won the IndieCade Grand Jury Award. She has written for The Guardian, among other publications. The Husbands is her first novel.