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An evening with Holly Gramazio, author of The Husbands
Holly Gramazio's sizzling debut novel, The Husbands, delights in asking: how do we navigate life, love, and choice in a world of never-ending options?
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?
A Different Drummer Books will be on site with books for sale and signing after the talk.
Presented in partnership with Anchor Canada and A Different Drummer Books
Holly Gramazio is a writer, game designer, and curator from Adelaide, South Australia, currently based in London. She founded the experimental games festival Now Play This, and wrote the script for the award-winning indie video game Dicey Dungeons. Her recent projects include New Rules, a zine collecting essays about play during the pandemic, and a collaboration with artist Lawrence Lek on a game for his exhibition NOX. Photo of Holly Gramazio by Diana Patient
While writing The Husbands, Gramazio created The Husband Generator website, where you can generate your own husband!
Borrow The Husbands from our collection
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