The Slippery Year
Published on 4. August 2009
224 pages
978-0-307-27304-8 (ISBN)
Description
Melanie Gideon's hilarious memoir is a disarmingly honest take on marriage and motherhood by a woman who realized she was sleepwalking through life and decided she needed to do something about it.
The Slippery Year chronicles her struggle to rediscover meaning and pleasure in life while navigating the comical ups and downs of cohabiting with a husband, a child, and a dog: mattress wars with her snoring mate, the psychological minefield of the school carpool line, and sending her son to sleep-away camp for the first time. Gideon manages to be laugh-out-loud funny while also reflecting beautifully and movingly on her quest to appreciate what she has.
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Person
MELANIE GIDEON was born and raised in Rhode Island. She now lives in the Bay Area with her husband and son.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Author's Note
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 - September
- Chapter 2 - October
- Chapter 3 - November
- Chapter 4 - December
- Chapter 5 - January
- Chapter 6 - February
- Chapter 7 - March
- Chapter 8 - April
- Chapter 9 - May
- Chapter 10 - June
- Chapter 11 - July
- Chapter 12 - August
- Acknowledgments
- A Note About the Author
- Copyright
