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Sweetbitter
Sweetbitter
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Newly arrived in New York City, twenty-two-year-old Tess lands a job working front of house at a celebrated downtown restaurant. What follows is her in champagne and cocaine, love and lust, dive bars and fine dining rooms, as she learns to navigate the chaotic, enchanting, punishing life she has chosen.
The story of a young woman’s coming-of-age, set against the glitzy, grimy backdrop of New York’s most elite restaurants, in Sweetbitter Stephanie Danler deftly conjures the nonstop and high-adrenaline world of the food industry and evokes the infinite possibilities, the unbearable beauty, and the fragility and brutality of being young and adrift.
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A vivid coming-of-age at NYC's culinary crossroads.
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Who is this book for?
If you love stories about discovering oneself in vibrant city settings, you'll find this book captivating. Stephanie Danler brings the bustling, intoxicating world of fine dining alive with her evocative prose and authentic detail. It's a compelling journey through youth, temptation, and the raw energy of New York that feels both thrilling and real.