The Nest

By Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney,

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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

'I couldn't stop reading or caring about the juicy and dysfunctional Plumb family' AMY POEHLER

'A masterfully constructed, darkly comic, and immensely captivating tale...Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney is a real talent' ELIZABETH GILBERT

When black sheep Leo has a costly car accident, the Plumb siblings' much-anticipated…

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1 author picked The Nest as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

When brainstorming “comps” for my book, my first impulse was to cite Sweeney’s debut, but that seemed presumptuous given that The Nest was an instant NYT bestseller and named best book of 2016 by countless reviewers. But like my own debut, The Nest is a darkly comic exploration of middle-aged siblings, their relationships and rivalries, and the way that money can insinuate itself into our lives in ways both unwelcome and unimaginable. 

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