{"product_id":"the-slippage-9780061990519","title":"The Slippage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Slippage\u003c\/em\u003e is a wry, wistful tale of marriage, lust, and disconnection from Ben Greenman, the critically acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eWhat He's Poised to Do\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Day must confront some uncomfortable truths about his life and his future when his wife Louisa asks him to build her house. The take-it-or-leave-it demand becomes all the more difficult to swallow when he finds himself grappling with a past recklessness, an ex-girlfirend's son he considers his own, and his own wants for what lies ahead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSure to appeal to everyone who has ever been in love and had their heart broken, \u003cem\u003eThe Slippage\u003c\/em\u003e shares uncanny truths about intimacy and modern relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreenman, Ben:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eBen Greenman is an editor at \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the author of the story collections \u003cem\u003eWhat He's Poised to Do\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eSuperbad\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eA Circle Is a Balloon and Compass Both: Stories About Human Love\u003c\/em\u003e, and the novels \u003cem\u003eSuperworse\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePlease Step Back\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50409481732370,"sku":"9780061990519","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0f4994a1-1a1f-4468-b5a4-f20601e34d15.jpg?v=1729288378","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-slippage-9780061990519","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}