{"product_id":"sweetbitter-9781101911860","title":"Sweetbitter","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e A thrilling novel of the senses and a coming-of-age tale, following a small-town girl into the electrifying world of New York City and the education of a lifetime at one of the most exclusive restaurants in Manhattan. - \"Brilliantly written.... Outstanding.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNewly 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 education: 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story of a young woman's coming-of-age, set against the glitzy, grimy backdrop of New York's most elite restaurants, in \u003ci\u003eSweetbitter\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSTEPHANIE DANLER is a writer based in Los Angeles, California.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50610128617746,"sku":"9781101911860","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3d074281-cf1e-442c-8b61-65a1047f152c.jpg?v=1732334361","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sweetbitter-9781101911860","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}