This American Exwife: How I Ended My Marriage And Started My Life,New

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A deeply validating manifesto on the gender politics of marriage (bad) and divorce (actually pretty good!) in America today, and an argument that the former needs a rebootfrom journalist and proud divorce Lyz LenzThis American ExWife is a bomb, a bouquet (but not a wedding bouquet), a memoir, a manifesto, and a total joy to read.Rebecca Solnit, author of Men Explain Things to MeStudies show that nearly 70 percent of divorces are initiated by womenwomen who are tired, fed up, exhausted, and unhappy. Weve all seen how the media portrays divorces: sad, lonely, drowning their sorrows in a bottle of wine. Lyz Lenz is one such woman whose life fell apart after she reached a breaking point in her twelveyear marriage. But she refused to take part in that tired narrative and decided to flip the script on divorce.In this exuberant and unapologetic book, Lenz makes an argument for the advantages of getting divorced, framing it as a practical and effective solution for women to take back the power they are owed. Weaving reportage with sociological research and literature with popular culture along with personal stories of coming together and breaking up, Lenz creates a kaleidoscopic and poignant portrait of American marriage today. She argues that the mechanisms of American power, justice, love, and gender equality remain deeply flawed, and that marriage, like any other cultural institution, is due for a reckoning. A raucous argument for acceptance, solidarity, and collective female refusal, This American ExWife takes readers on a riveting ridewhile pointing us all toward a life that is a little more free.