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The Long Slide
Overview
These stories are portraits of men adrift -- in their own fantasies, failures, and confusing successes. In the title story, a man's desire to bring an honourable end to a love affair is severely tested by the internal and external obstacles presented by a long summer afternoon. "My God, Richard Is Beautiful" follows the drifting, post-coital reflections of a young man who has just slept with his close friend's girlfriend, while "House Cleaning" enacts a comic psychodrama of love, anti-depressants, and class warfare.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781550226775
- ISBN-10: 1550226770
- Publisher: Misfit Book
- Publish Date: October 2004
- Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.45 pounds
- Page Count: 140
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