Download or read book The Slippery Year written by Melanie Gideon and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2009 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A celebration of the indignities and consolations of modern domestic life describes the author's haphazard experiences after coming into a realization of her own mortality upon reaching her mid-forties, an awakening that prompted her efforts to find meaning in everyday activities, relationships, and objects.