{"product_id":"the-bartenders-cure-9781250809087","title":"The Bartender's Cure","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Compelling... [A] sure-bet read-alike for Stephanie Danler's \u003ci\u003eSweetbitter\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --\u003cb\u003eBooklist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK by BuzzFeed, Goodreads, Electric Lit, \u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e, LitHub, BookRiot, and \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bartender's Cure\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a fiercely relatable coming-of-age debut novel about an aspiring bartender at the perfect Brooklyn neighborhood bar.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSamantha definitely does not want to be a bartender. But after a breakup and breakdown in San Francisco, she decides to defer law school for a year to move to New York, crashing on her best friend's couch. When she is offered a job at Joe's Apothecary, a beloved neighborhood bar in Brooklyn, she tells herself it's only temporary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Sam learns more about bartending and gets to know the service industry lifers and loyal regulars at Joe's, she is increasingly seduced by her new job. She finds acceptance in her tight-knit community and even begins a new relationship. But as the year draws to a close, destructive cycles from her past threaten to consume her again. Sam is increasingly pulled between the life she thought she wanted and the possibility of a different kind of future. How much is she willing to let go of to finally belong? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with cocktail recipes and bartending tips and tricks, Wesley Straton captivating, utterly original debut will quench your thirst.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWesley Straton\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and bartender based in Brooklyn. She writes fiction about found families, alienation, and how where we live shapes who we are. She studied fiction at Brooklyn College, where she received the Himan Brown Creative Writing Award and served as an editor for the \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn Review\u003c\/i\u003e. Her fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eGlimmer Train\u003c\/i\u003e and has been shortlisted for the Disquiet Literary Prize, and she has written about international bar culture for \u003ci\u003eRoads \u0026amp; Kingdoms, GQ\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDifford's Guide\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Bartender's Cure \u003c\/i\u003eis her debut.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Flatiron Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50642929549586,"sku":"9781250809087","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_22edea56-fc44-4554-bd93-4f3840351cfc.jpg?v=1733074467","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-bartenders-cure-9781250809087","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}