It's a Slippery Slope

It's a Slippery SlopeWithin a year, the familiar boundaries of Spalding Gray's existence have been altered by betrayal, love, lust and loss. He suddenly marries his longtime companion, and divorces her just as quickly; he moves in with his girlfriend, Kathie, who bears him a son; and he learns, against all odds, to ski. But not even his mastery of the much feared right turn can prepare him for the exhilarating experience of fatherhood. A brilliant improvisation with as

Within a year, the familiar boundaries of Spalding Gray's existence have been altered by betrayal, love, lust and loss. He suddenly marries his longtime companion, and divorces her just as quickly; he moves in with his girlfriend, Kathie, who bears him a son; and he learns, against all odds, to ski. But not even his mastery of the much-feared right turn can prepare him for the exhilarating experience of fatherhood. A brilliant improvisation with as many twists and turns as a double-diamond course, It's a Slippery Slope explores how one man survives a mid-life crisis by finding his balance on skis.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 09/30/1997
ISBN: 9780374525231
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 8.74h x 5.78w x 0.32d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/07/1997 pg. 56
Library Journal 07/01/1997 pg. 84
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/1997 pg. 1003
Booklist 09/01/1997 pg. 51
New York Times 10/12/1997 pg. 22