A "bracingly cynical" novel of marital dysfunction and midlife crisis in a Houston suburb. The Darwinian overtones of the novel's title portend the book's shattering, unseen finale. 212p. Pap.
Description
Peter Wexler is 40 and obsessed with what's wrong in the world, including his marriage. Deciding that a change of scenery might help, Peter leaves his wife and their son in search of a resolution to the confusion, estrangement, fatigue, and adultery that have confounded his life.