{"product_id":"yerba-buena-by-nina-lacour-9781399701808","title":"Yerba Buena","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A love story like no other\" \u003cem\u003eGay Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The book is a sensory feast, teeming with vivid detail: the smells of rain-soaked dirt and magnolia blossoms, the flavours of blistered corn and caramelised orange peel, the chill of a walk-in refrigerator.\" \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eYerba Buena\u003c\/em\u003e is at turns decadent and spare, intimate and elusive, as balanced, fragrant, and masterfully crafted as a fine cocktail in the hands of someone mysterious and beautiful. This book is a precious thing.\" - Casey McQuiston, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eOne Last Stop\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Sara Foster runs away from home at sixteen, she leaves behind not only the losses that have shattered her world but the girl she once was, capable of trust and intimacy. Years later, in Los Angeles, she is a sought-after bartender, renowned as much for her brilliant cocktails as for the mystery that clings to her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAcross the city, Emilie Dubois is in a holding pattern. In her seventh year and fifth major as an undergraduate, she yearns for the beauty and community her Creole grandparents cultivated but is unable to commit. On a whim, she takes a job arranging flowers at the glamorous restaurant Yerba Buena and embarks on an affair with the married owner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Sara catches sight of Emilie one morning at Yerba Buena, their connection is immediate. But the damage both women carry, and the choices they have made, will pull them apart again and again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt once exquisite and expansive, astonishing in its humanity and heart, \u003cem\u003eYerba Buena\u003c\/em\u003e is a love story about two women finding their way in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464791179500,"sku":"9781399701808","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781399701808-yerba-buena.jpg?v=1775055364","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/yerba-buena-by-nina-lacour-9781399701808","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}