The Nest

Synopsis

“hilarious and big-hearted, the nest is a stellar debut. ” — peoplea 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.