{"product_id":"the-slide-9780385341851","title":"The Slide","description":"At once an offbeat love story, a moving portrait of a family in crisis, and a darkly funny American comedy, Kyle Beachy's arresting debut novel--written in prose that is swift, stunning, and sweet--heralds the arrival of a remarkable new voice in fiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePotter Mays retreats immediately after college graduation to the safe house of his childhood home. Like clockwork each morning, his mother makes him eggs, lovingly fried into hollowed-out pieces of toast. His father, in the midst of a campaign to revitalize downtown St. Louis, promises to \"poke around\" for gainful employment for his son. Potter's best friend, Stuart--an \"Independent Thought Contractor\" working out of his parents' lavish pool house--is willing to serve as a kind of life coach, provided, of course, that Potter pays for his services all summer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHowever... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAltogether elsewhere, Potter's (former? future?) girlfriend, Audrey, is backpacking around Europe with her beautiful bisexual traveling companion, Carmel. Potter was not invited, and getting a good night's sleep has recently become an issue for him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs enigmatic packages arrive from Audrey, the refuge of life at home soon proves illusory. Potter's parents are oddly never in the same room together, the neighbor girl is looking quite adult, and Stuart's much-needed counseling service is subcontracted to a third-party denizen of the pool house with an agenda all his own. And just what are those noises coming from the attic? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKyle Beachy has woven a uniquely affecting story of the long and hard, then quick and hard, struggle to grow up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/27\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385341851\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.34h x 5.56w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/17\/2008 pg. 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2008 pg. 1216\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2008 pg. 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/30\/2009 pg. 105\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kyle Beachy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44848901128373,"sku":"9780385341851","price":17.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0ba2d579-be5d-4678-b249-840188b4bebb.jpg?v=1732634190","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-slide-9780385341851","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}