It starts after her friend's hen do one night when she arrives home drunk only to find her husband Michael waiting for her. Only problem, she's not married and has no memory of this man even though her family seems to know him and their whole history together. The next day he goes to change a light bulb in the attic and another husband emerges in his place. And every time, her life resets-- new furniture, new job, money in the bank.... even any injuries are magically gone. As she cycles through different husbands searching for the perfect one, some only lasting seconds, others weeks, she starts to realize that there will always be little imperfections with every one and always searching for something better might not be living her best life at all.
This is such a unique story. I was fascinated by the endless variety of men popping out of the attic and how her life changes with every one. Time moves on and the people around her for the most part stay the same, never realizing how drastically her life is constantly changing. And the ending, while abrupt, left me with a feeling of hope for her future. This was a great debut novel and I look forward to more books by this author!
Thanks to Doubleday Books through Netgalley for the advance copy of this book. The opinions in this review are my own and given voluntarily.
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