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Praise for Slip:
“Savko’s debut is an engaging read with an honest approach to difficult subject matter.” – Kirkus Reviews
“A 21st-century, up-close-and-personal look at the complexities of being a single parent raising an autistic child.” –Kelly Howell, author of Deep Insight
“Correctly mirrors the lives of many parents struggling with a diagnosis of autism for their child. Eventually, calmer days do come to pass, and one sees the wonderment, strength and beauty of a child living with autism.” –Genevieve Athens, Executive Director, Autism Society of Oregon
“Engaging . . . a story of commitment and betrayal, responsibility and perseverance. Slip lures you in.” –Rogue Books
Reviews on Amazon.com:
“A great read, I enjoyed every page of it and learned something too. Being a parent is challenging enough, but parenting an autistic child requires so much more effort, love, and patience, and all without a clear roadmap of the future. I’ve come away with greater respect for parents of autistic children, realizing they’re just as human and vulnerable as I am, but with so much more expectations placed on them. The author paints a very realistic picture of the experiences, emotions, desires, and craziness of life with autism, without losing any of the wit and captivation of a well-written novel.” –Cody Lesniak
“This was quite an emotional journey the author took me through. Upon finishing, it left me feeling satisfied, like a leisurely meal with each course served gradually over a space of time. Sometimes it flowed smoothly and I tore through the chapters with excitement. Other times it was hard to get through, not because her writing faltered, but certain scenes, character actions, or sometimes just a line would jar me out of the story and into moody introspection as to how it corresponded or contrasted with my own life. So, she pushed some buttons in me with what she wrote, which is ultimately a good thing, a testimony to the depth and feeling of her work.
Slip is a good title, definitely captures the ebb and flow of Nathan’s progression/regression within his world of autism, as well as how that affected Eileen’s formative years. You could also make an argument that the title Slip evokes the relationship patterns of the main characters Andrew and Erica in and out of love, slipping into what’s familiar or comfortable, slipping out of whatever restrains them from being true to themselves. Then again, after digesting the entire novel, I loved the phrase “a new normal” that the author coined on the final page. That really sums up the completion of the journey, the fulfillment of Andrew’s primary motivation, whether he knew it before or not. It almost left me misty-eyed, and only a couple novels have done that to me.
I could go into more details about what those motivations and events that occur are, but I don’t want to be a spoiler. Read this book!” –Robert Paulsen