The descent of man - Grayson Perry

'A breeze of a read, makes you see our male-manufactured world a
little differently' Matt Haig

'GRAYSON PERRY FOR KING AND QUEEN OF ENGLAND. Imagine how BRILLIANT our country would look if he was' Caitlin Moran

Grayson
Perry has been thinking about masculinity - what it is, how it
operates, why little boys are thought to be made of slugs and snails -
since he was a boy. Now, in this funny and necessary book, he turns
round to look at men with a clear eye and ask, what sort of men would
make the world a better place, for everyone?

What would happen
if
we rethought the old, macho, outdated version of manhood, and
embraced a
different idea of what makes a man? Apart from giving up the
coronary-inducing stress of always being 'right' and the vast new
wardrobe options, the real benefit might be that a newly fitted
masculinity will allow men to have better relationships - and that's
happiness, right?

Grayson Perry admits he's not immune from the
stereotypes himself - as the psychoanalysts say, 'if you spot it,
you've
got it' - and his thoughts on everything from power to physical
appearance, from emotions to a brand new Manifesto for Men, are shot
through with honesty, tenderness and the belief that, for everyone to
benefit, upgrading masculinity has to be something men decide to do
themselves. They have nothing to lose but their hang-ups.