“She doesn’t always like the new versions of herself, but they help her understand the edges of who she might be.”
Zamislite da svaki put kada vas muž iznervira, jednostavno ga pošaljete na tavan… i kroz nekoliko sekundi niz stepenice siđe potpuno novi muž. Zvuči ludo, zar ne?
Lauren se život promijeni u trenu – doslovno zakorači u novu stvarnost. U toj stvarnosti ima muža kojeg nikada prije nije upoznala. No ubrzo shvaća da pravi problem nije taj “novi muž”, već svaki sljedeći koji se pojavi kad prethodni ode na tavan. Lauren se nađe u vrtlogu izbora, sumnji i odluka koje mijenjaju sve…
Imam osjećaj da je ova knjiga kod nas prošla ispod radara, dok je u stranim knjižarama dobila puno više pažnje. Šteta, jer ideja i izvedba su stvarno jako dobre. Meni je odmah privukla pažnju svojim neobičnim opisom.
Malo ljubavi, malo magičnog realizma, doza mašte i stvarnosti – rezultat je zabavan, napet roman koji ne samo da nas zabavlja, već nas tjera da zastanemo i razmislimo:
💭 Donosimo li životne odluke olako?
💭 Odustajemo li čim naiđemo na prepreku?
💭 Otpisujemo li ljude zbog sitnica?
Pitam se – gdje je nestao kompromis? Gdje je nestao trud koji smo nekoć ulagali u odnose?
Biramo li i mi prečesto bijeg umjesto borbe?
[english]
The Husbands – Holly Gramazio
Imagine that every time your husband annoys you, you simply send him to the attic… and within seconds, a brand new husband comes down the stairs. Sounds crazy, right?
Lauren’s life changes in an instant – she literally steps into a new reality. In that reality, she has a husband she’s never met before. But she soon realizes that the real problem isn’t this “new husband”, but each subsequent one that appears when the previous one goes to the attic. Lauren finds herself in a whirlwind of choices, doubts and decisions that change everything…
I have a feeling that this book has gone under the radar in our country, while it has received much more attention in foreign bookstores. It’s a shame, because the idea and execution are really very good. It immediately caught my attention with its unusual description.
A little bit of love, a little bit of magical realism, a dose of imagination and reality – the result is a fun, suspenseful novel that not only entertains us, but also makes us stop and think:
💭 Do we make life decisions lightly?
💭 Do we give up as soon as we encounter an obstacle?
💭 Do we write people off for little things?
I wonder – where has compromise gone? Where has the effort we once put into relationships gone?
Do we too often choose flight over fight?
