The Nest

The Nest is the bestselling debut novel by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, published on March 22, 2016. The book debuted on the New York Times best seller list at #3 in Hardcover Fiction for April 10, 2016, and rose to #2 the following week, when it also debuted at #3 on the combined print and e-book list. Plot and main characters Leo, Melody, Jack and Bea are four siblings of the Plumb family who live in and around New York. They are due to receive money from a trust fund, which they call the "Nest", when Melody, the youngest, turns 40. However, Leo's reckless actions at a wedding party means that funds need to be withdrawn from the Nest prematurely. This causes tension between the four siblings. Leo, former director of a popular magazine and website Jack, antiques dealer and husband to Walker; Jack is secretly in debt Bea, a writer associated with the "Glitterary Girls" set Melody, helicopter parent mother to twin daughters who are preparing for college admissions Reception The literary imprint Ecco obtained world English rights to the book for a seven-figure deal.