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Tales of a Trophy Husband
Surviving Marriage, Fatherhood, and the Salvation of His Rizz
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What happens when a college professor discovers he’s been downgraded from “romantic hero” to reluctant eye candy — better suited to dad jokes and bathroom breaks than swooning audiences? In this laugh-out-loud collection of essays, Walter Bowne — self-proclaimed Trophy Husband — explores the hilarity and heartbreak of midlife, love, and the absurdity of the everyday.
With the wit of David Sedaris and the unapologetic honesty of Nora Ephron, Bowne examines his transformation into a “Four Season Father” (equal parts Peter Griffin, Phil Dunphy, Homer Simpson, and Clark Griswold) while grappling with the cognitive dissonance of being both a James Joyce enthusiast and someone who fumbles through attempts at “rizz.”
From his high school punk anthem “You Make Me Barf” to his wife’s outright ban of his “Book Boxers,” Bowne shares tales of parenting two bright daughters, near-fatal…
