The Nest is a fast-moving train and Sweeney’s writing dares us to keep up. In this tender, entertaining, and deftly written debut, Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney brings a remarkable cast of characters to life to illuminate what money does to relationships, what happens to our ambitions over the course of time, and the fraught yet unbreakable ties we share with those we love. Author. Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney is a graduate of the Bennington Writing Seminars and lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two sons. categories. Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two sons.

She has an MFA from The Bennington Writing Seminars. Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney is a real talent.” (Elizabeth Gilbert)^“In her intoxicating first novel, Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney has written an epic family story that unfolds in a deeply personal way. She has an MFA from The Bennington Writing Seminars. The Nest is a fast moving train and Sweeney's writing dares us to keep up’ AMY POEHLER ‘A masterfully constructed, darkly comic, and immensely captivating tale…Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney is a real talent, and I am incredibly impressed by this book’ ELIZABETH GILBERT

Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney speaks at the 2017 Pasadena Festival of Women Authors.