The Nest - Couverture souple

Sweeney, Cynthia D'Aprix

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0062666428 ISBN 13 : 9780062666420

Editeur : Ecco, 2017

Synopsis

“Humor and delightful irony abound in this lively first novel.” —New York Times Book Review

Every 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.

Melody, 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…?

“An addictive, poignant read…enticing.” —Los Angeles Times

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

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. 

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Every family has its problems. But even among the most troubled, the Plumb family stands out as spectacularly dysfunctional. Years of tensions finally reach a breaking point when Melody, Beatrice, and Jack Plumb gather to confront their charismatic and reckless 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 but months away from finally receiving. Each sibling has been counting on the money to solve a number of self-inflicted problems.

Can Leo rescue his siblings and, by extension, the people they love? Or will everyone need to reimagine the futures they’ve envisioned? Now, they must all grapple with old resentments, present-day truths, and the emotional and financial toll of the accident, as well as finally acknowledge the choices they have made in their own lives.

In this tender, entertaining, and deftly written debut, Sweeney illuminates 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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Ecco
• Date d'édition: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0062666428
• ISBN 13: 9780062666420
• Reliure: Poche
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 400
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible