Yes, Big Little Lies is best known for its murder mystery element, but it’s also a show with strong themes of familial drama and complicated female relationships. Very Nice is a sexy novel that delivers on both themes through Marcy Dermansky’s smart character development and hilarious prose.
In this novel, Rachel Klein falls in love with her professor Zahid Azzam, and Zahid soon finds himself a houseguest at Rachel’s beautiful Connecticut home. But when Becca, Rachel’s mom, also starts having a love affair with Zahid, things get…messy.