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<b>A lush, raw, thrilling novel of the senses 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.</b><br><br><i>"Let's say I was born when I came over the George Washington Bridge...</i>" This is how we meet unforgettable Tess, the twenty-two-year-old at the heart of this stunning first novel. Shot from a mundane, provincial past, she's come to New York to look for a life she can't define, except as a burning drive to become someone, to belong somewhere. 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 duty <i>and</i> off. Her appetites--for food, wine, knowledge, and every kind of experience--are awakened. And she's pulled into the magnetic thrall of two other servers--a handsome bartender she falls hard for, and an older woman she latches onto with an orphan's ardor....
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