{"product_id":"the-end-of-men-9780062568991","title":"The End of Men","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eRefinery29\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe novel that inspired the acclaimed Rebecca Miller film \u003cem\u003eMaggie's Plan\u003c\/em\u003e, starring Julianne Moore, Ethan Hawke, and Greta Gerwig.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Isabel, Anna, Beth, and Maggie are women who aren't afraid to take it all. Whether spearheading a pregnancy lingerie company, conspiring to return a husband to his ex-wife, lusting after an old lover while in a satisfying marriage, or trying to balance motherhood and work--they are sexy, determined, and not looking for a simple happily ever after. Through punchy, hilarious, and insightful storytelling, \u003cem\u003eThe End of Men\u003c\/em\u003e shatters the confines of society, and more importantly, those we impose upon ourselves. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"With humor, bravery, and panache, Karen Rinaldi puts her finger straight on the tender conundrum of the female experience, where work, love, and motherhood intersect.\" -- Rebecca Miller, director of \u003cem\u003eMaggie's Plan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Karen Rinaldi's \u003cem\u003eThe End of Men\u003c\/em\u003e is in every way marvelous. A sharply drawn story--or more accurately, stories--that gets everything right. Warm hearted but painfully close to the bone. \" --Anthony Bourdain\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"In 1995, I wrote a short story, 'Baster, ' inspired by some goings-on in my friend Karen Rinaldi's life. In 2003, that story, significantly altered, became the Jennifer Aniston-movie 'The Switch.' In 2016, another film, 'Maggie's Plan, ' directed by Rebecca Miller, appeared, this time based partly on Rinaldi's unfinished novel about said events. And, now, Rinaldi has finished that novel, creating yet another version, her own version. I knew it was a good idea the first time I heard it, but I had no inkling it would prove quite so fruitful. Given the subject matter, however, how could it be otherwise? Certainly, this is a story that keeps on giving.\" --Jeffrey Eugenides\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRinaldi, Karen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eKaren Rinaldi is the publisher of Harper Wave, an imprint she founded in 2012, and a senior vice president at HarperCollins Publishers. While she has worked in the publishing industry for more than two decades as a publisher, editor, and content creator, this is her first time in the role of novelist. \u003cem\u003eThe End of Men\u003c\/em\u003e inspired the story for the 2016 film\u003cem\u003e Maggie's Plan\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50317993509138,"sku":"9780062568991","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_08940def-a543-4112-9b48-227f09b12789.jpg?v=1727544894","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-end-of-men-9780062568991","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}