S: Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney’s Top Books for Mother’s Day

We’ve entered the final countdown to Mother’s Day, but fear not! If you’re still searching for that perfect gift for Mom, we’ve got just the thing. Playster brings together all of your mom’s favorite books, movies and music in one convenient place and, let’s be honest — who doesn’t love unlimited entertainment?

This May 8, encourage your mom to kick back, relax and enjoy some well-deserved ‘Me’ time with a glass of wine and a great book. Like Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney’s critically acclaimed The Nest, or any one of these thrilling titles, which made the cut as her top picks this Mother’s Day.

Amy & Isabelle by Elizabeth Strout -This is one of the most beautiful and true books ever written about the fraught relationship between mothers and daughters, the power of sexuality and the danger of secrets. It is also funny and smart and compassionate about all of those things.

Someone by Alice McDermott — One woman’s entire life told in a series of connected vignettes — each one perfectly constructed around life’s small moments. The beauty in McDermott’s writing is how her quiet and precise language builds into a deeply powerful narrative.

The Past by Tessa Hadley — Three siblings and their various children and partners convene for three weeks at a family country house in the English countryside to decide if they can afford to keep the property. What could possibly go wrong? Hedley is an immaculate storyteller and a master of rendering families in all their complications and truth and beauty.

Enjoy even more great Mother’s Day titles and listen to Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney’s audiobook on Playster today! See why critics have been raving about Sweeney’s debut novel, The Nest, and why Amy Poehler calls it “intoxicating”. The Nest tells the story of a dysfunctional family who must come together to ensure their trust fund doesn’t leave their hands!

Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two sons. She has an MFA from The Bennington Writing Seminars. Previously, she lived and worked in New York City for more than two decades, writing copy for a variety of clients, including American Express, McDonald’s and more defunct Internet start-ups than she cares to count. Her non-fiction essays have been published in The New York Times Magazine and Martha Stewart Living.

The Nest, a New York Times bestseller, is her first novel.

Treat mom to something she’ll really love and use all year long this Mother’s Day: The gift of unlimited entertainment!