{"product_id":"the-man-of-the-house-9780671002251","title":"The Man of the House","description":"\u003cb\u003eStephen McCauley's much-loved novels \u003ci\u003eThe Object of My Affection\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Easy Way Out\u003c\/i\u003e prompted \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen McCauley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.18h x 5.34w x 0.83d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780671002251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/30\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40084003258483,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_2d378e46-f4b5-448e-ad82-88c075969c46.jpg?v=1652365764","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-man-of-the-house-9780671002251","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}