The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney
Every family has its problems. Bet 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 but months away from finally receiving. Meant by their now deceased father to be a modest midlife supplement, 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.
Melody, a wife and mother in an upscale suburb, has an unwieldy mortgage and two looming college tuitions 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 over-due novel.
Can Leo rescue his siblings and by extension, the people they love? Or will everyone have 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.
Reviews
This was a very enjoyable quick read. You either love and/or hate the players which means the author did a great job of building the characters. Each chapter focuses on a different person which keeps it interesting. – Review by Kelli
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