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NATIONAL BEST SELLER"Brilliantly written... Sweetbitter is the Kitchen Confidential of our time." - Gabrielle Hamilton, author of Blood, Bones & Butter, New York Times Book ReviewA lush, raw, thrilling novel of the senses about a year in the life of a uniquely beguiling young woman, set in the wild, seductive world of a famous New York City restaurant."Let's say I was born when I came over the George Washington Bridge..." This is how we meet unforgettable Tess, the twenty-two-year-old at the heart of this stunning debut. Shot from a mundane, provincial past, Tess comes to New York in the stifling summer of 2006. Alone, knowing no one, living in a rented room in Williamsburg, she manages to land a job as a "backwaiter" at a celebrated downtown Manhattan restaurant.
About the Author
Stephanie Danler is a writer based in Brooklyn, New York. She holds an MFA in Fiction from The New School.
