The Slippery Year: How One Woman Found Happiness In Everyday Life
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The Slippery Year: How One Woman Found Happiness In Everyday Life

The Slippery Year: How One Woman Found Happiness In Everyday Life

By
Melanie Gideon (Author)  

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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 ...
Melanie Gideon lives in San Francisco with her husband and son. Her essay 'A Diesel Engine Woke Up My Marriage' originally in the New York Times and caused an tide of empathy from fellow housewives who were wondering, 'How did I get here?!'
  • Contributor: Melanie Gideon
  • Imprint: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
  • ISBN13: 9781409118251
  • Number of Pages: 224
  • Packaged Dimensions: 211x139x15mm
  • Packaged Weight: 190
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
  • Release Date: 2011-02-03
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Melanie Gideon lives in San Francisco with her husband and son. Her essay 'A Diesel Engine Woke Up My Marriage' originally in the New York Times and caused an tide of empathy from fellow housewives who were wondering, 'How did I get here?!'

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