Gallery Books
August 2017
On Sale: August 15, 2017
320 pages ISBN: 1501136151 EAN: 9781501136153 Kindle: B01MRGXS4F Trade Size / e-Book Add to Wish List
Set between the hip and idyllic farm-to-table foodie communities of the Hudson Valley, and the hotspots of Brooklyn, the Hamptons, and Manhattan, The Second Course follows four old friends struggling to find their footing in a rapidly changing world.
Food has always been Billyβs language and her currency, but she isnβt hungry anymoreβand itβs terrifying her. That is, until she attends a wedding and meets chef Ethanβan enigmatic powerhouse half her age. Billy is sure her life will never be the same, and she's right: she soon finds herself moving upstate to restart her culinary career with Ethan as her business partnerβtrading New York nightlife for hikes and foraging in the peaceful Hudson Valley.
Back in the city, her three best friends, Lucy, Sarah, and Lotta each harbor secrets that threaten to tear their lives apart. Tensions are rising between the four women, and it will take one tragedyβand more than a few glasses of wineβfor them to remember why they became friends in the first place.
With the electrifying culinary prose of Stephanie Danlerβs Sweetbitter and the heart of Elisabeth Eganβs A Window Opens, The Second Course is both a treat for the senses and an honest exploration of the shared conflicts, deep love and loyalty that bind a group of girlfriends together.
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