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Sweetbitter
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Sweetbitter
Girls meets Kitchen Confidential
A startling and stylish novel for anyone who has ever been in love and who loves food. Now a major TV series streaming on Stan from May 2018.
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A lush, thrilling debut about a year in the life of a uniquely beguiling young woman, set in the wild, alluring world of a famous downtown New York restaurant. Let's say I was born when I came over the George Washington Bridge...
This is how we meet unforgettable Tess, the 22-year-old at the heart of this stunning debut. Shot like a bullet from a mundane past, she's come to New York to escape the provincial, to take on her destiny. After she stumbles into a coveted job at a renowned Union Square restaurant, we spend the year with her as she learns the chaotic, punishing, privileged life of a backwaiter, on and off duty.
Her appetites are awakened, for food, wine, knowledge and experience; and she's pulled into the thrall of two other servers—a handsome bartender she falls hard for, and an older woman whose connection to both young lovers is murky, sensual, and overpowering. These two will prove to be Tess's hardest lesson of all. Sweetbitter is a story about discovery, enchantment, and the power of what remains after disillusionment.
AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016 | A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | A USA TODAY BESTSELLER | AN INDIE BESTSELLER
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Stephanie Danler's Sweetbitter effectively captures the sensory richness and intensity of life, told through the lens of food and the frenetic energy of New York City. The book's lush, evocative prose draws readers into the protagonist's journey of sensual and culinary discovery, making it an entrancing debut novel. It's celebrated for its vivid descriptions and the raw, insightful portrayal of a young woman's coming-of-age within the high-paced and often unpredictable restaurant industry.
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ISBN: 9781786070371
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 February 2017
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Oneworld Publications
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 368
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About the Author
Stephanie Danler attended Kenyon College and received her MFA in Fiction from The New School. Upon arriving in New York she reluctantly turned down an entry level job at a publishing house (upon learning the salary was incommensurate with paying rent) and found work as a backwaiter in Union Square Cafe. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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