The Slippery Year: How One Woman Found Happiness In Everyday Life
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Slippery Year: How One Woman Found Happiness In Everyday Life
By (Author) Melanie Gideon
Orion Publishing Co
Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
12th April 2011
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Relationships and families: advice and issues
158.1092
Physical Properties
Paperback
224
Width 211mm, Height 139mm, Spine 15mm
190g
Description
When her husband buys a jacked-up truck complete with cattle guard, Melanie Gideon - wife, mother and dog owner - knows her life is about to change. He dreams of taking road trips in it, but Melanie can't muster up any enthusiasm. Instead, the roar of its diesel engine seems to rip through her suburban existence. Dazed, confused and no longer able to recognise herself, she wonders: is this all there is
THE SLIPPERY YEAR is a poignant and funny insight into a year in Melanie's life as she tries to come to terms with her 'happily ever after'. In her quest to reignite passion, beauty and mystery in her life, Melanie reflects on her receding youth and impending midlife, only to discover the sweetness of ordinary pleasures that were there all along...Author Bio
Melanie Gideon lives in San Francisco with her husband and son. Her essay A Diesel Engine Woke Up My Marriage was originally published in the New York Times and caused a tide of empathy from fellow housewives who were wondering, 'How did I get here!'
