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Zusatztext "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." Informationen zum Autor Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney is the author of the instant New York Times bestselling novels Good Company (a Read with Jenna selection), and The Nest (named a best book of the year by People , the Washington Post , and NPR). Her work has been translated into more than twenty-eight languages. She holds an MFA from the Bennington Writing Seminars and lives in Los Angeles with her family. Klappentext An Instant New York Times bestseller and one of People’s Best Books of the Year. Every family has its problems. But even among the most troubled, the Plumb family stands out as spectacularly dysfunctional. Years of simmering tensions finally reach a breaking point on an unseasonably cold afternoon in New York City as Melody, Beatrice, and Jack Plumb gather to confront their charismatic and reckless older brother, Leo, freshly released from rehab. He has single-handedly endangered the Plumbs’ joint trust fund, “The Nest,” which they are months away from finally receiving. The Plumb siblings have watched The Nest’s value soar along with the stock market and have been counting on the money to solve a number of self-inflicted problems. From Melody’s looming college tuition for her twin teenage daughters to Jack’s secret mortgage that threatens his antique store to Bea’s overdue novel, all three siblings need Leo to make them whole. Can Leo rescue his family and, by extension, the people they love? Or will everyone need to reimagine the futures they’ve envisioned? Brought together as never before, Leo, Melody, Jack, and Beatrice must grapple with old resentments, present-day truths, and the significant emotional and financial toll of the accident, as well as finally acknowledge the choices they have made in their own lives. The Nest is a story about the power of family, the possibilities of friendship, the ways we depend upon one another, and the ways we let one another down. In this tender, entertaining, and deftly written debut, Sweeney brings a remarkable cast of characters to life to illuminate what money does to relationships, what happens to our ambitions over the course of time, and the fraught yet unbreakable ties we share with those we love. Zusammenfassung *SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE* Instant New York Times Bestseller; named a Best Book of 2016 by People! the Washington Post! the San Francisco Chronicle! Refinery29! NPR and LibraryReads. “Hilarious and big-hearted! The Nest is a stellar debut.” — People A warm! funny and acutely perceptive debut novel about four adult siblings and the fate of the shared inheritance that has shaped their choices and their lives. Every family has its problems. But even among the most troubled! the Plumb family stands out as spectacularly dysfunctional. Years of simmering tensions finally reach a breaking point on an unseasonably cold afternoon in New York City as Melody! Beatrice! and Jack Plumb gather 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. Meant by their deceased father to be a modest mid-life supplement! the Plumb siblings have watched The Nest’s value soar along with ...
