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The Unmade Bed: The Messy Truth About Men and Women in the 21st Century
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"Satisfying food for thought on the ever-changing dynamics of men and women as they interact and go about their individual lives" (Kirkus Reviews) as cultural commentator Stephen Marche examines contemporary male-female relations—with the help of his wife, writer and editor Sarah Fulford.
One morning in New York City, Stephen Marche, then a new father and tenure-track professor, got the call: his wife had been offered her dream job...in Canada. Their decision to prioritize her career over his and move to Toronto sheds new light on the gender roles in their marriage (and in the world around them). As Marche provocatively argues, we are no longer engaged in a war of the sexes, but rather stuck together in a labyrinth of contradictions. And that these contradictions are keeping women from power and confounding male identity.

The Unmade Bed is a deeply researched, deeply personal exploration into the moments in everyday life where women and men meet. After all, within offices and homes, on the street, online, and in bed, we constantly ask ourselves: What are we expected to sacrifice? Is it possible to be equal? As he attempts to answer these questions, Marche explores the issues that define our modern conversations on gender, from mansplaining and sexual morality to parenthood and divisions of the domestic sphere. In the process, he discovers that true power remains shockingly elusive for women while the idea of masculinity struggles in a state of uncertainty. The only way out of these mutual struggles is together.

With footnote commentary throughout the book from Marche's wife, The Unmade Bed is a "compelling" (The Globe and Mail, Toronto), uniquely balanced, and honest approach to the revolution going on in our everyday lives—a thought-provoking work of social science that is sure to be a conversation starter.
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One morning in New York City, Stephen Marche, then a new father and tenure-track professor, got the call: his wife had been offered her dream job...in Canada. Their decision to prioritize her career over his and move to Toronto sheds new light on the gender roles in their marriage (and in the world around them). As Marche provocatively argues, we are no longer engaged in a war of the sexes, but rather stuck together in a labyrinth of contradictions. And that these contradictions are keeping women from power and confounding male identity.

The Unmade Bed is a deeply researched, deeply personal exploration into the moments in everyday life where women and men meet. After all, within offices and homes, on the street, online, and in bed, we constantly ask ourselves: What are we expected to sacrifice? Is it possible to be equal? As he attempts to answer these questions, Marche explores the issues that define our modern conversations on gender, from mansplaining and sexual morality to parenthood and divisions of the domestic sphere. In the process, he discovers that true power remains shockingly elusive for women while the idea of masculinity struggles in a state of uncertainty. The only way out of these mutual struggles is together.

With footnote commentary throughout the book from Marche's wife, The Unmade Bed is a "compelling" (The Globe and Mail, Toronto), uniquely balanced, and honest approach to the revolution going on in our everyday lives—a thought-provoking work of social science that is sure to be a conversation starter.
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        Examination of the new roles women and men are playing in the home and the workplace.When Esquire columnist Marche's wife was offered a job in Toronto, it meant the author (The Hunger of the Wolf, 2016, etc.) would be leaving New York City, good friends, and a teaching job so she could take this important position. It was not an easy decision, but the family decided to move. Marche continued his writing career, albeit a different one than before, while taking on the role of househusband and caretaker for their young son. The author intertwines various personal threads--the births of his children, the death of his father, the importance of his grandfather's watch, the complexity of being a father and husband--with larger issues that confound men as they watch women advance in the workplace and recede, to a certain extent, from the home. Marche addresses sexuality, sexual orientation, and the advances gays and transgender people have made in society; the prolific increase of pornography on the internet and how this is linked to a rise in violence against women; how to let children be themselves while inserting a certain amount of control and conformity; and the slog of necessary chores that falls under the heading of housework. The status of men at work and at home is definitely in flux, and Marche effectively pinpoints the most prominent areas, most of which are familiar to women, who have been struggling to assert themselves for decades. Throughout the book, the author includes footnote comments by his wife, which add a lighter air to the narrative and give it a better sense of balance. The definitions of masculinity and manliness are changing, and Marche's commentaries will help readers understand how. Satisfying food for thought on the ever changing dynamics of men and women as they interact and go about their individual lives.

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        Not much of what Marche (How Shakespeare Changed Everything) says in this book is new or insightful for any reason other than that a man is saying it, which--in some ways--reinscribes the issues Marche seeks to critique. The author builds his thesis on identity politics that do little to move beyond situated knowledge. In one chapter, he casually notes, "I lived it. I can say it," in reference to popular culture from the 1970s to the 1990s, a point that works in casual conversation but sadly foregrounds the problem with this book. Marche believes his experiences provide him with a strong enough hermeneutic device to make bold statements about the hollowness of the patriarchy. (For example, he devotes a few paragraphs to Philip Roth, described as "the greatest male novelist of his generation.") The final chapter begins with striking juxtaposition between Marche's perception of his wife and her footnoted corrective, offering personal and rich dialog. VERDICT As a memoir of a marriage, this work ventures toward the intimate in its analysis of patriarchal powers, which makes it a pleasure to read. As an addition to feminist theory, though, the approach falls flat.--Emily Bowles, Appleton, WI

        Copyright 2017 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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One morning in New York City, Stephen Marche, then a new father and tenure-track professor, got the call: his wife had been offered her dream job...in Canada. Their decision to prioritize her career over his and move to Toronto sheds new light on the gender roles in their marriage (and in the world around them). As Marche provocatively argues, we are no longer engaged in a war of the sexes, but rather stuck together in a labyrinth of contradictions. And that these contradictions are keeping women from power and confounding male identity.

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