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The Very Nice Box

by Eve Gleichman
Laura Blackett
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"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' Choice
"A very funny debut — and perhaps the most original office satire of the year."
—Washington Post
For 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 STÄDA, a slick Brooklyn-based furniture company. She's hard-working, obsessive, and heartbroken from a tragedy that killed her girlfriend and upended her life. It's been years since she's let anyone in.
But when Ava's 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 isn't 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. It's at once a send-up of male entitlement and a big-hearted account of grief, friendship, and trust.

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  • Release date

    July 6, 2021

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780358573814
      • File size: 314274 KB
      • Duration: 10:54:44

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      May 31, 2021
      The limits of self-preservation and the giddiness of new attraction collide in Blackett and Gleichman’s sharp debut. Ava Simon designs boxes for a trendy Brooklyn furniture company, but her life barely extends beyond her workspace. Her girlfriend and parents died in a car accident the year before, and Ava has been compartmentalizing her grief and emotional needs ever since. But when charismatic corporate-bro Mat takes over the department, everything changes—right down to Ava’s sense of self. He insists Ava has been denying herself the joy she deserves and convinces her to work less, relax more, and allow herself to fully heal. Soon, a mutual attraction simmers between the two. Mat is not who Ava expected to love, and she initially resists his attempts to get her to open up about her grief, but he remains steadfast in encouraging Ava to be her truest self. But is something sinister lurking beneath Mat’s generosity and kindness? The authors play their cards carefully, balancing the buoyancy of infatuation with subtle red flags and red herrings. Blending comedy, thriller, and romance to great and surprising effect, this should have wide appeal.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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