The Vulnerables
By Sigrid Nunez

***A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THEand INDEPENDENT, IRISH TIMES,and PROSPECT,and HARPER'S BAZAAR,and VOGUE,and SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICE,and NEW REPUBLICand ANDand KIRKUS***'A sharp-eyed and tender novel about human connection' (PAULA HAWKINS) from the bestselling, National Book Award-winning author ofand The Friend'Layered and thoughtful ... it's plainly written, but has beautiful depths'and TELEGRAPH - THE 75 HOTTEST BOOKS OF 2024 SO FAR'A must-read about unlikely friendships'and SUNDAY TIMES STYLE'One of my favourite authors'and NATALIE PORTMAN'A novel that truly, truly speaks to the soul'and GLAMOUR'Makes you feel smarter and more alive'and PEOPLEThree strangers are thrown together in one Manhattan apartment: a solitary writer; a Gen Z college drop-out; and a spirited parrot named Eureka. As the world outside descends into turmoil, the three of them must learn how to live with and care for one another - and discover what happens when strangers are willing to open their hearts to each other.'Compulsively readable'and ELLE'A gorgeous, funny novel about connection'and iPAPER'A breath of fresh air for a time when it still sometimes feels there isn't any'and GOOD HOUSEKEEPING'Beautiful and profound'and MEG MASON'Infused with moments of hilarity and wisdom. Beautiful'and WOMAN'S WEEKLY'Filled with moments of the sublime'and CAROLINE O'DONOGHUE'Once you discover Sigrid Nunez, you don't look back'and ANNE ENRIGHT'Cracks open windows and offers a reassuring breeze, reminding us that it's OK - and perhaps even necessary - to need each other; it's only human'and SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE'I am committed, until one of us dies, to Nunez's novels. They are short, wise, provocative, funny'and NEW YORK TIMES