The Nest

The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, 353 pages

Years ago, Leonard Plumb set up a trust for his four children, which they would split equally when the youngest turned 40. Dubbed "The Nest" by the adult children, the trust wasn't supposed to grow at the rate it did, but each of the four children (charming playboy Leo, "Leo-lite" Jack, quirky writer Bea, and stay-at-home-mom Melody) all started spending money with the assumption that The Nest would be available to fall back on. But when the biggest of Leo's many mistakes causes their woefully inept mother to clear out The Nest to bail out her favorite child, the other three are left scrambling, trying to dig themselves out of the financial holes they've gotten themselves into. What results is a fantastically real, and wonderfully funny, story of a dysfunctional family. I loved this book. If you haven't read it yet, put yourself on the (understandably long) hold list for this one. It's worth it.