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A deeply validating manifesto on the gender politics of marriage (bad) and divorce (actually pretty good!) in America today, and an argument that the former needs a reboot - from journalist and proud divorcée Lyz Lenz. "This American Ex-Wife is a bomb, a bouquet (but not a wedding bouquet) , a memoir, a manifesto, and a total joy to read." - Rebecca Solnit, author of Men Explain Things to Me. Studies show that nearly 70 percent of divorces are initiated by women - women who are tired, fed up, exhausted, and unhappy. We've all seen how the media portrays divorcées: sad, lonely, drowning their sorrows in a bottle of wine. Lyz Lenz is one such woman whose life fell apart after she reached a breaking point in her twelve-year marriage. But she refused to take part in that tired narrative and decided to flip the script on divorce.