{"product_id":"ruth-whippman-boymum-2026-paperback","title":"Ruth Whippman: Boymum [2026] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eBoyMum\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most thought-provoking books I've read as a parent' \u003ci\u003eThe Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoyMum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is about boys and young men - how we are raising them, and what it means to be a man-in-the-making in an era when #MeToo has challenged our tolerance for toxic masculinity, yet the pressure on young men to be 'masculine' has never been more intense.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is also a mother's perspective. Ruth Whippman is the proud\/overwhelmed, feminist mother of three boys and  her family life can be a daily confrontation with the triumph of nature over nurture. All too aware that her parenting today will shape the men her sons become tomorrow, she explores the expectations placed on boys - must boys be boys?; the messages we send girls but not boys (but they really need to hear too); boys in the classroom and boys online; incels; entitlement, sexual harassment and \"cancel culture\" and what radicalizes young men.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlending memoir with cultural analysis, and approaching her subject with wit, honesty and open-mindedness, this is a sympathetic investigation into where we are going wrong with raising boys, and how trying to change those patterns must be one of society's most urgent cultural projects.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Praise for Ruth Whippman and \u003ci\u003eThe Pursuit of Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     -     \"A whip-sharp British Bill Bryson\" \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     -      \"Ruth Whippman is whip-smart, her writing nothing short of genius\" \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe Pursuit of Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2016, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Choice and Paperback Row pick, one of \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e's 'Nine Books to Change the Way You Think in 2016', a \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e top summer read and a \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e 'Must Read'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-     Ruth Whippman manages the trick of being funny about what is, deep down, a serious problem: the American quest for happiness isn't working\" Oliver Burkeman, author of \u003ci\u003eFour Thousand Weeks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \"I LOVED this book. I found it SO WELL WRITTEN, so witty and funny and reading it I was often envious of Ruth Whippman's facility with language. It was a hugely engaging read, accessible and so relevant... I've been quite evangelical about it.\" Marian Keyes, best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eGrown Ups\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Whippman, Ruth","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":53450677977427,"sku":"9781529439137","price":14.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/whippman-ruth-ruth-whippman-boymum-2026-paperback-9781529439137-1232007908.jpg?v=1775934457","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/ruth-whippman-boymum-2026-paperback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}