The means : a novel
(Book)

Shelly Means is easy to relate to. All she wants is a beach house--in the Hamptons, with a heated pool, a Japanese toilet, and a bunch of other amazing things that she's curated on a vision board. When reality sets in, Shelly pares down her vision to match her actual life, which includes therapist bills for some anger-management issues and a voice-over artist husband who is suddenly having trouble finding work. So what if the beach house is built from shipping containers, on a tick-infested lot in a less desirable neighborhood? In the Means family (as for most of us), the financial means don't always match the vision. But Shelly forges forward, buoyed by her adventurous spirit and Twix, her (hilarious) talking dog who provides wise commentary on issues of class, wealth, and the value of stay-at-home parenting.