Originally published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010

Found objects -- The gold cure -- Ask me if I care -- Safari -- You (plural) -- X's and O's -- A to B -- Selling the general -- Forty-minute lunch : Kitty Jackson opens up about love, fame, and Nixon! -- Out of body -- Good-by, my love -- Great rock and roll pauses -- Pure language

Bennie Salazar, an aging former punk rocker and record executive, and Sasha, the passionate, troubled young woman he employs, confront their pasts in this story about how rebellion ages, influence corrupts, habits turn to addictions, lifelong friendships fluctuate and turn, and how art and music have the power to redeem