A sophisticated take on what it means to be a contemporary woman in this day and age, this sultry, fiery novel will have you wishing you could pack your bags and move to Manhattan with your best girlfriends. Bubbly and compelling! Brandi Glanville, New York Times bestselling author of Drinking and Tweeting, entrepreneur, and former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star
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 Billy's language and her currency, but she isn't hungry anymore-and it's terrifying her. That is, until she attends a wedding and meets chef Ethan-an 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 partner-trading 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 tragedy-and more than a few glasses of wine-for them to remember why they became friends in the first place. With the electrifying culinary prose of Stephanie Danler's Sweetbitter and the heart of Elisabeth Egan's 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.
Kein Mann in Sicht, der Traum vom eigenen Restaurant liegt auf Eis, und mit ihren drei allerbesten Freundinnen hat sie sich auch verkracht - Billys Leben mit vierzig ist nicht gerade ein Genuss. Kurzerhand packt sie ihre Sachen, lässt das glitzernde New York hinter sich und zieht ins beschauliche Hudson Valley. Hier will sie sich als Köchin verwirklichen. Doch Problemen kann man nicht davonlaufen - und besten Freundinnen erst recht nicht.