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Sweetbitter : Now a major TV series Condition:Like New such as the initial encountersTess is the 22 year old narrator of this stunning first novel. Moving to New York, a place at the centre of the universe, from a place that feels like 'nowhere to live', she lands a job at a renowned Union Square restaurant and begins to navigate the chaotic and punishing life of a waiter, on and off duty. As her appetites awaken not just for food and wine but also for knowledge and friendship Tess becomes helplessly drawn into a dark, alluring love