{"product_id":"9781429939447","title":"Ground Up: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eLight streams through the windows as the espresso machine roars; a gorgeous, rich scent fills the air; and witty conversation unspools over the porcelain cups.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat's the café dream. Mark and Nina are about to experience the reality. Determined to re-create the perfect Viennese coffeehouse, they descend on New York's gritty but hip Lower East Side to educate the locals on authentic café culture. Soon Mark and Nina are in a downward spiral that will strip them of money, friends, sex life, status, shelter, and, finally, sanity—and offer salvation through something they have never experienced: disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by the author's own coffeehouse hell, \u003ci\u003eGround Up\u003c\/i\u003e is a sharp and funny portrait of a New York constantly reinventing itself, and a surprisingly tender story of falling out of love and back in it again.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154255036656,"sku":"9781429939447","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429939447_p0.jpg?v=1769902261","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429939447","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}