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Ground Up: a Novel First edition
Michael Idov
Ground Up: a Novel First edition
Michael Idov
Light streams through the windows as the espresso machine roars; a gorgeous, rich scent fills the air; and witty conversation unspools over the porcelain cups.
That?s the café dream. Mark and Nina are about to experience the reality. Determined to re-create the perfect Viennese coffeehouse, they descend on New York?s gritty but hip Lower East Side to educate the locals on authentic café culture. Soon Mark and Nina are in a downward spiral that will strip them of money, friends, sex life, status, shelter, and, finally, sanity?and offer salvation through something they have never experienced: disaster.
Inspired by the author?s own coffeehouse hell, Ground Up is a sharp and funny portrait of a New York constantly reinventing itself, and a surprisingly tender story of falling out of love and back in it again.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | July 21, 2009 |
ISBN13 | 9780374531546 |
Publishers | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Pages | 290 |
Dimensions | 140 × 211 × 22 mm · 362 g |
Language | English |
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