{"product_id":"the-man-of-the-house-paperback","title":"The Man of the House - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen McCauley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen McCauley's much-loved novels \"The Object of My Affection\" and \"The Easy Way Out\" prompted The New York Times Book Review to dub him \"the secret love child of Edith Wharton and Woody Allen.\" Now McCauley stakes further claim to that title -- and more -- with a rich and deftly funny novel that charts the unpredictable terrain of family, friends, and fathers. Thirty-five-year-old Clyde Carmichael spends too much time at things that make him miserable: teaching at a posh but flaky adult learning center; devouring forgettable celebrity biographies; and obsessing about his ex-lover, Gordon. Clyde's other chief pursuit is dodging his family -- his maddeningly insecure sister and his irascible father, who may or may not be at death's door. Clyde's in danger of becoming as aimless as Marcus, his handsome (and unswervingly straight) roommate, who's spent ten years on one dissertation and far too many fizzled relationships. Enter Louise Morris. Clyde's old friend and Marcus's onetime lover is a restless writer and single mother, who shows up with Ben, her son and a neurotic dog in tow. The looming question of Ben's paternity nudges Clyde back into the orbit of his own father -- and propels our endearing hero into the kind of bittersweet emotional terrain that McCauley captures so well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen McCauley is the author of \u003ci\u003eAlternatives to Sex\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTrue Enough\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Man of the House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Easy Way Out\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Ex-Life\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Object of My Affection\u003c\/i\u003e, which was adapted into a film starring Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Visit his website at StephenMcCauley.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 8.18 x 5.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52520594112819,"sku":"9780671002251","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/NHN3bVFWb1BmNXI0c3JEQkt5cDZpdz09.webp?v=1760525618","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-man-of-the-house-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}