Wine girl the obstacles, humiliations, and triumphs of America's youngest sommelier
"At just twenty-one, the age when most people are starting to drink (well, legally at least), Victoria James became the country's youngest sommelier at a Michelin-starred restaurant... Exhilarating and inspiring, Wine Girl is the memoir of a young woman breaking free from an abusive and tr...
| Main Author: | James, Victoria (Sommelier) (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, NY :
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
[2020]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
"At just twenty-one, the age when most people are starting to drink (well, legally at least), Victoria James became the country's youngest sommelier at a Michelin-starred restaurant... Exhilarating and inspiring, Wine Girl is the memoir of a young woman breaking free from an abusive and traumatic childhood on her own terms; an ethnography of the glittering, high-octane, but notoriously corrosive restaurant industry; and above all, a love letter to the restorative and life-changing effects of good wine and good hospitality."--Page [2] of cover. |
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| Item Description: |
"An affecting memoir from the country's youngest sommelier, tracing her path through the glamorous but famously toxic restaurant world"--Provided by publisher. |
| Physical Description: |
xii, 316 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: |
9780062961679 0062961675 |