Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney brings a remarkable cast of characters to life in 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, discover what it means to be family.
Years of simmering tensions 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. The Plump family is falling apart along with the security of their trust fund, “the nest”, and Leo might be the only one who can pull them back together.
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