
BoyMum
Raising Boys in an Age of Impossible Masculinity
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
12 November 2024
Summary
‘BoyMum is one of the most thought-provoking books I’ve read as a parent’ The Times
“Utterly fascinating for anyone raising sons” Gaby Hinsliff
BoyMum is about what it means to grow up male in an era when #MeToo has zeroed our tolerance for toxic masculinity, yet the pressure on young men to be ‘masculine’ has never been more intense.
It is also a mother’s story. As a feminist mum of …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529439120 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1529439124 |
| Author: | Ruth Whippman |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | Quercus Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 12 November 2024 |
| Weight: | 501g |
| Dimensions: | 238mm x 162mm x 30mm |
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Critics Review
A brilliant, powerful and very timely take. Everyone raising boys should read this, and all men too * Sam Delaney, author of Sort Your Head Out *
BoyMum is one of the most thought-provoking books I’ve read as a parent * Helen Rumbelow, The Times *
An urgent call to reassess how boys are raised and socialized * Publisher’s Weekly *
Nuanced, compassionate and brave, this brilliant book explodes the dogmatic, stereotypical tropes that restrict and smother boys from a positive, feminist perspective. It is warm, meticulously researched, and above all, hopeful. – Laura Bates
The behind-the-scenes story of the most famous misogynist (and one of the most famous people) on the internet… a fascinating insight into the power of his cult of personality and the dangerous tactics used to silence his critics – Matt Blake * Esquire *
Utterly fascinating for anyone raising sons – Gaby Hinsliff
A brilliant, powerful and very timely take. Every one raising boys should read this, and all men too * Sam Delaney, author of Sort Your Head Out *
About The Author
Ruth Whippman
Ruth Whippman is a British author and journalist living in the United States. A former BBC documentary director and producer, her essays, cultural criticism and journalism have appeared in the New York Times, Time magazine, the Guardian and the Huffington Post. Her first book, The Pursuit of Happiness, was a New York Post Best Book of the Year, a New York Times Editor’s Choice, a Daily Mail Must Read and a Sunday Times Top Summer Read. She lives in California with her husband and three sons.
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