Abstract:
This thesis is a novel that tracks a pivotal year in the lives of two couples. Set in the town
of Chagrin, theses four individuals home is sprawling into a wealthier community that
leaves them alienated and forced into a decision to either move up the economic later or
move out. In the process, these four characters freefall through a series of events, reacting
the best they know how, and salvaging what they can of their relationships.
