{"product_id":"the-nest-isbn-9780062666420","title":"The Nest","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Humor and delightful irony abound in this lively first novel.” \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery family has its problems. But the Plumb family stands out as spectacularly dysfunctional. Years of simmering tensions finally reach a breaking point when Melody, Beatrice, and Jack Plumb gather in New York City to confront their charismatic and reckless older brother, Leo, freshly released from rehab. Months earlier, an inebriated Leo got behind the wheel of a car with a nineteen-year-old waitress as his passenger. The ensuing accident has endangered the Plumbs’ joint trust fund, “The Nest,” which they are months away from finally receiving. The Plumb siblings have been counting on the money to solve a number of self-inflicted problems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelody, a wife and mother in an upscale suburb, has an unwieldy mortgage and looming college tuition for her twin teenage daughters. Jack, an antiques dealer, has secretly borrowed against the beach cottage he shares with his husband, Walker, to keep his store open. And Bea, a once-promising short-story writer, just can’t seem to finish her overdue novel. Can Leo rescue his siblings and, by extension, the people they love? Or will everyone need to reimagine the futures they’ve envisioned…?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“An addictive, poignant read…enticing.” —\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Nest\u003c\/em\u003e is a masterfully constructed, darkly comic, and immensely captivating tale.  The desperate and entitled people who populate this novel are messy as hell (they lie, they cheat, they steal, and by God do they ever connive) but somehow I found it impossible not to care about each and every one-and even, over time, to love them. The trick here lies in the storytelling, which is not only clever, but emotionally astute. Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney is a real talent, and I am incredibly impressed by this book.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Gilbert\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Nest\u003c\/em\u003e ambles along so beautifully, what a pleasure to read! It’s a wise, funny, compassionate family drama, full of irresistible surprises, witty conversations, and necessary emotional truths.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJami Attenberg, author of The Middlesteins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A masterfully constructed, darkly comic, and immensely captivating tale...not only clever, but emotionally astute. Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney is a real talent.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Gilbert\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Nest\u003c\/em\u003e is a trenchant, darkly funny, and beautiful novel. Sweeney explores the broken heart of a family with insight and compassion, revealing the myriad ways their wounds, loneliness, and unlikely hopes mirror our own.  The novel is full of gorgeous surprise and abiding humanity.  Cynthia Sweeney writes in the tradition of Jonathan Franzen and Claire Messud, but her voice and vision are entirely her own. \u003cem\u003eThe Nest\u003c\/em\u003e is a book that will stay with you long after you read the last page, and Sweeney is the kind of writer that readers have needed for a long, long time. How happy we are that she’s here now.”  Bret Anthony Johnston - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBret Anthony Johnston\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In her intoxicating first novel, Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney has written an epic family story that unfolds in a deeply personal way. \u003cem\u003eThe Nest\u003c\/em\u003e is a fast moving train and Sweeney’s writing dares us to keep up. I couldn’t stop reading or caring about the juicy and dysfunctional Plumb family.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmy Poehler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In her intoxicating first novel, Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney has written an epic family story that unfolds in a deeply personal way. The Nest is a fast-moving train and Sweeney’s writing dares us to keep up. I couldn’t stop reading or caring about the juicy and dysfunctional Plumb family.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmy Poehler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“When the playboy older brother of a grown fam lands himself in rehab, he puts the group trust fund at risk. Cue his dysfunctional siblings scheming to get it all back. You’ll hate-love them all.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Skimm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Nest\u003c\/em\u003e is all about families, how we let each other down, and more importantly, how we raise each other up.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBustle, 12 Spring Break Reads To Help You Escape Normal Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Sweeney writes like a pro.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A]promising start for this writer.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] wry, irresistible debut” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly, Best Books of 2016...So Far\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney’s characters...come to life on the page. Fans of dark humor will get a kick out of this family drama.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReal Simple, \"Best Books of 2016\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A witty, tender portrait of a very peculiar family, \u003cem\u003eThe Nest\u003c\/em\u003e is a testament to the consequences of our past choices and the ways in which expected inheritance can intimately change relationships.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed, 19 Incredible New Books You Need To Read This Spring\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Few things are more compelling than looking into the interiors of other people’s lives-and finding a truth or two about our own. In Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney’s wickedly funny novel THE NEST, four midlife siblings squabble over their inheritance; universal questions about love, trust, ambition, and rivalry roil.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMore magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“D’Aprix gives each of the characters a distinct and true personality, and she has a flair for realistic and funny dialogue-readers will feel as though they’re sitting right next to the clan as they bicker and barter. Fans of Jonathan Tropper will adore D’Aprix’s debut.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] smartly executed tale of two brothers and two sisters in New York City who are trying hard to ruin what could have been comfortable lives.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSt. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[I]mmensely enjoyable...\u003cem\u003eThe Nest\u003c\/em\u003e is like a love letter to old New York, with scores of lush details that root the story in time and place.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It’s funny and it’s deep. And you’ll hate-love them all.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Skimm Reads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Frequently funny, sometimes sad and highly relatable for anyone with a sibling or three, \u003cem\u003eThe Nest\u003c\/em\u003e is a breeze to read and hugely entertaining.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePureWow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fans of Salinger’s fictional Glass family will take to the Plumbs: Four wealthy Manhattan-born-and-bred siblings whose inheritance (aka “The Nest”) is threatened when one of them gets in a drunk driving accident and subsequently checks into rehab.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eInStyle, 8 Buzzy New Books to Read During Spring Break\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Humor and delightful irony abound in this lively first novel.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It’s rare to find a novel as guiltily entertaining as it is profound, but \u003cem\u003eThe Nest\u003c\/em\u003e, Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney’s engrossing debut, is one such book.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElle.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Sweeney’s family saga balances not only comedy and tragedy, but scandal and achievement, trust and betrayal, belonging and isolation and the complex nature of a family’s love, both at its harshest and most tender.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaste Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Hilarious and big-hearted, The Nest is a stellar debut.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople, Book of the Week\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Her writing is like really good dark chocolate: sharper and more bittersweet than the cheap stuff, but also too delicious not to finish in one sitting.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Nest\u003c\/em\u003e is an addictive, poignant read with an enticing premise.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her debut, Sweeney spins a fast-moving, often-humorous narrative, and her portrait of each sibling is compassionate even as she reveals their foibles with emotional clarity...assured, energetic, and adroitly plotted...an engrossing narrative that endears readers to the Plumb family for their essential humanity.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] generous, absorbing novel...Sweeney’s endearing characters are quirky New Yorkers all... [a] lively novel. A fetching debut from an author who knows her city, its people, and their heart.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis dysfunctional family novel, arriving in March, has best-seller potential written all over it. Scenes in \u003cem\u003eThe Nest\u003c\/em\u003e, which follows four adult siblings and the inheritance shared between them, play out cinematically... certainly every bit as entertaining as a movie, too, and impossibly witty to boot. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The dynamics and foibles of family take center stage here, interweaving four characters’ tumultuous journeys to paint a rich picture of domestic drama.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eB\u0026amp;N Reads, The Best New Fiction of the Month\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] closely observed, charming novel.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eO, the Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[S]cenes both witty and tragic... that glow with the confidence of an experienced comic writer... [Sweeney] maintains a refreshing balance of tenderness. Rather than skewering the Plumbs to death, she pokes them, as though probing to find the humanity beneath their cynical crust.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“All it will take is a few pages of this book’s strikingly hypnotic prologue, and you’ll be sucked in... Better than reality TV, you won’t be able to stop reading this until you’ve sucked out all the juicy drama.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBustle, 15 of the Best Books of March 2016\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Readers who devour quirky family dramas like Where’d You Go, Bernadette and Be Frank With Me won’t want to miss this anticipated debut about a dysfunctional New York City family.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage, 9 Women to Watch in 2016\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fans of dark comedy are sure to appreciate the twisted humor and compassion found in this novel, which explores the ever-binding relationship between brothers and sisters. \u003cem\u003eThe Nest\u003c\/em\u003e is gripping family drama at its best.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRefinery 29, 5 Brand-New Books to Read in March\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLargehearted and witty, \u003cem\u003eThe Nest\u003c\/em\u003e is a tender portrait of a family who must face their past choices and the consequences of their expected inheritance on their relationships and one another.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In this hilarious family saga, a group of adult siblings find their futures uncertain when they realize the shared inheritance they’ve been counting on might have been drained by their reckless older brother.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly, 9 Books You Have to Read in March\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A precise and deftly braided story...a breezier \u003cem\u003eThe Emperor’s Children\u003c\/em\u003e, by turns winsome, biting, and addictive.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York magazine \/ Vulture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney delivers an acerbic satire of the leisure class while crafting an affecting human story that embroils us utterly in the fates of the Plumbs...This book keeps its blade sharp and its heart open.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatthew Thomas, author of We Are Not Ourselves\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Nest\u003c\/em\u003e is a trenchant, darkly funny, and beautiful novel.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBret Anthony Johnston\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA compulsively readable novel that will keep you thinking about how expectations can shape our lives, and what happens when we can no longer rely on them.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePopSugar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“As siblings struggle with money woes, their humble inheritance turns into a full-blown cash cow. 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