Meet Melody Plum. She was sixteen when her father decided to start the Nest Trust Fund. Funds in the account will not be available until Melody turns forty. And everything would be fine, but Melody has a good-for-nothing brother, Leo, who is greedy for female forms, a brother, Jack, who absurdly hides the fact that he needs money, and a sister, Beatrice, who dreams of writing a great novel. As for Melody herself, her head is spinning. A loan to buy a house, a soft-hearted husband, and the children will soon go to college. Melody really wants her family not to quarrel, but in a month she will turn forty. It will be so funny and exciting that in the end it will become unforgettable, because she will forever stay with by you.NEW YORK TIMES bestseller. A film adaptation is being prepared! This is a warm, kind, cheerful story about family and friendship. About how money affects relationships with those we care about. This is a detailed answer to the difficult question of how to preserve the most important thing in life - love. “Incredibly exciting reading, a masterfully constructed plot and black humor.” – Elizabeth Gilbert “Sweeney's characters are so alive, as if a theater play is being played out before your eyes. I couldn't put this book down." - ELLIE KEMPER, American actress, for TIME "And while siblings struggle financially, their family inheritance turns into a cash cow." - COSMOPOLITAN "A captivating debut from Cynthia D'Apri Sweeney, who knows her city and its people." – KIRKUS REVIEWS “Fun and heartfelt. “The Nest is a stellar debut.” – PEOPLE