Very Nice

"Very Nice" is a brilliantly funny novel set in the post-Obama era, exploring themes of money, sex, race, and bad behavior through the intertwined lives of a wealthy Connecticut divorcée, her college-age daughter, and a charismatic novelist. When Rachel Klein kisses her creative writing professor Zahid Azzam, it leads to unexpected entanglements, including Zahid becoming a houseguest at their luxurious home, where romantic tensions escalate. Amid the backdrop of Manhattan's elite and the pretentiousness of MFA programs, this audacious tale delivers a wickedly smart commentary on contemporary life.