6. The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney

　　6. 《巢》辛西娅·德阿普里斯·斯威尼著

　　Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney's debut novel The Nest follows the dysfunctional Plumb family as they wait to finally receive their joint trust fund in hopes of it solving all of their problems, but when the oldest sibling gets into a car accident, he suddenly endangers everything. A witty, tender portrait of a very peculiar family, The Nest is a testament to the consequences of our past choices and the ways in which expected inheritance can intimately change relationships.

　　斯威尼的处女作品《巢》讲述了功能失调的普朗布家庭的故事，正当这家子在等待最终收到他们的共同信托基金从而希望解决家里所有问题之时，家里最大的一个孩子遭遇了车祸，忽然之间他让一切都变得不确定了。故事对一个奇特家庭展开了风趣而又轻柔的描述。我们因曾经的选择以及期望通过继承能立即改变关系的一些方法而产生一系列后果，而《巢》这部作品正是对那些后果的证明。

　　Publication date: March 22

　　出版日期：3月22日。