Pg. 69: Ben Greenman's "The Slippage"

The current feature at the Page 69 Test: The Slippage by Ben Greenman.

About The Slippage, from the publisher:

William and Louisa Day are a suburban husband and wife, with no children, confronting the question of what their relationship means to them and if and how it will survive. One day, after weeks of bizarre behavior—disappearing in the middle of parties, hoarding mail—Louisa approaches William with a stark request: "I want you to build us a house." Caught off guard, William is suddenly forced to reckon with his own hopes and desires, his growing discomfort at home and work, and, in the end, his wife's fight-or-flight ultimatum. The result is an emotionally powerful novel, marked by Ben Greenman's trademark blend of yearning and mordant wit.

Learn more about the book and author at Ben Greenman's website.

Greenman is an editor at The New Yorker and the author of several other acclaimed books of fiction, including Superbad, Superworse, and A Circle is a Balloon and Compass Both: Stories About Human Love.

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--Marshal Zeringue