{"product_id":"2940169063639","title":"Sweetbitter: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER  *  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.  Perfect for readers of \u003ci\u003eKitchen Confidential\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlood, Bones and Butter\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty-two, and knowing no one, Tess leaves home to begin her adult life in New York City. Thus begins a year that is both enchanting and punishing, in a low-level job at \"the best restaurant in New York City.\" Grueling hours and a steep culinary learning curve awaken her to the beauty of oysters, the finest Champagnes, the appellations of Burgundy. At the same time, she opens herself to friendships-and love-set against the backdrop of dive bars and late nights.  As her appetites sharpen-for food and wine, but also for knowledge, experience, and belonging-Tess is drawn into a darkly alluring love triangle that will prove to be her most exhilarating and painful lesson of all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephanie Danler deftly conjures the nonstop and purely adrenalized world of the restaurant-conversations interrupted, phrases overheard, and suggestions below the surface. Evoking the infinite possibility of being young in New York with heart-stopping accuracy, \u003ci\u003eSweetbitter\u003c\/i\u003e is ultimately about the power of what remains after disillusionment, and the wisdom that comes from experience, sweet and bitter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47097697894640,"sku":"2940169063639","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169063639_p0.jpg?v=1763759143","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169063639","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}