An extraordinary and urgent debut by a prize-winning Irish writer NESTING introduces an
unforgettable new voice in fiction. On a bright spring afternoon in Dublin Ciara Fay makes a
split-second decision that will change everything. Grabbing an armful of clothes from the
washing line Ciara straps her two young daughters into her car and drives away. Head spinning
all she knows for certain is that home is no longer safe. This was meant to be an escape. But
with dwindling savings no job and her family across the sea Ciara finds herself adrift
facing a broken housing system and the voice of her own demons. As summer passes and winter
closes in she must navigate raising her children in a hotel room searching for a new home and
dealing with her husband Ryan's relentless campaign to get her to come back. Because leaving is
one thing but staying away is another. What will it take for Ciara to reinvent her life? Can
she ever truly break away from Ryan's control - and what will be the cost?Tense beautiful and
underpinned by an unassailable love hope and resilience this is the story of one woman's bid
to start over.
