Stray
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From the author of Sweetbitter comes a raw and tender memoir set in L.A, about family, addiction, love and the grief and joy of coming home.
Stephanie Danler Volgorde van de boeken (chronologisch)
Stephanie Danler is een auteur wiens werk zich verdiept in de complexiteit van het leven, ambitie en verlangen. Haar schrijfstijl kenmerkt zich door scherpe karakterpsychologie en levendige beschrijvingen van de omgeving die lezers meesleuren in een emotionele stroom. Danler onderzoekt thema's als verbinding, kwetsbaarheid en de zoektocht naar identiteit met een unieke urgentie.
A lush, thrilling debut about a year in the life of a uniquely beguiling young woman, set in the wild, alluring world of a famous downtown New York restaurant. Let's say I was born when I came over the George Washington Bridge... This is how we meet unforgettable Tess, the 22-year-old at the heart of this stunning debut. Shot like a bullet from a mundane past, she's come to New York to escape the provincial, to take on her destiny. After she stumbles into a coveted job at a renowned Union Square restaurant, we spend the year with her as she learns the chaotic, punishing, privileged life of a backwaiter, on and off duty. Her appetites are awakened, for food, wine, knowledge and experience; and she's pulled into the thrall of two other servers--a handsome bartender she falls hard for, and an older woman whose connection to both young lovers is murky, sensual, and overpowering. These two will prove to be Tess's hardest lesson of all. Sweetbitter is a story about discovery, enchantment, and the power of what remains after disillusionment. *AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016 | A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | A USA TODAY BESTSELLER | AN INDIE BESTSELLER*