The Very Nice Box

ISBN: 0358540119

Author: Gleichman, Eve

Condition: New

Laura Blackett and Eve Gleichman are linguistic magicians, and their sparkling debut manages to expose the hollowness of well-being jargon while exploring, with tender care and precision, how we dare to move on after unspeakable loss . . . [They have] constructed a mirrored fun house, one that leads us down different paths, each masterfully tied up at the end, yet reflecting and refracting our own quirky selves.-New York Times Book Review, An Editors' ChoiceA very funny debut - and perhaps the most original office satire of the year.-Washington PostFor fans of Elinor Oliphant Is Completely Fine and Severance: an offbeat, wryly funny debut novel that follows an eccentric product engineer who works for a hip furniture company where sweeping corporate change lands her under the purview of a startlingly charismatic boss who seems determined to get close to her at all costs . . .Ava Simon designs storage boxes for STDA, a slick Brooklyn-based furniture company. Shes hard-working, obsessive, and heartbroken from a tragedy that killed her girlfriend and upended her life. Its been years since shes let anyone in.But when Avas new boss-the young and magnetic Mat Putnam-offers Ava a ride home one afternoon, an unlikely relationship blossoms. Ava remembers how rewarding it can be to open up-and, despite her instincts, she becomes enamored. But Mat isnt who he claims to be, and the romance takes a sharp turn.The Very Nice Box is a funny, suspenseful debut-with a shocking twist. Its at once a send-up of male entitlement and a big-hearted account of grief, friendship, and trust.