"A powerfully written exploration of the rites of power." -Kirkus Reviews When life as a curiously paired, young married couple in California--in the midst of a growing global, national, and state economic crisis--becomes literally unworkable, Rodney, a then earnestly toiling, 25-year-old playboy of a husband, unilaterally determines that he and P.V., his ambitious but naive, 22-year-old exotic wife, should relocate to Texas. So P.V., a struggling sophomore realtor and avid foodie, and Rodney, a newly unemployed marketer and sports addict, sell virtually everything they own and embark upon a...