Turning Tables: A Novel

ISBN: 0385338554

Author: MacDowell, Heather

Condition: New

Erin Edwards is an up-and-coming marketing exec who frequents New Yorks hippest eateries-until the tables are turned. Now, newly unemployed, Erin only has days to transform herself into a first-class server at Roulette, one of Manhattans top restaurants. Can she make it in a world where survival is all about . . .But life behind the apron is even worse than Erin imagined-within days she finds herself in hot water with Roulettes egomaniacal celebrity chef and the owners outrageous wife. And then theres the surly, dismissive clientele-all but Daniel Fratelli, the flirtatious TV news producer who may just be as nice as he seems. Determined not to crack under pressure, Erin sets out to master the art of waitressing-becoming part shrink, part slave, and partfoie gras pusher. It seems like shell be hustling for that twenty percent for the rest of her life, until her quirky best friend comes up with the perfect recipe for success-or a second course of disaster.In this smart, sexy, and wickedly observant novel, identical twins and onetime real-life waitresses Heather and Rose MacDowell bring a deliciously tart verisimilitude to this story of a young womans adventures at Manhattans most exclusive new haunt.