Chagrinned

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.