{"product_id":"the-waiter-9781501197536","title":"The Waiter","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"As if \u003ci\u003eThe Remains of the Day\u003c\/i\u003e had been written by Kingsley Amis, \u003ci\u003eThe Waiter\u003c\/i\u003e is...one of the most purely entertaining novels I've read in years. This book is a meal you won't want to finish.\" --J. Ryan Stradal, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eKitchens of the Great Midwest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the tradition of the modern classics \u003ci\u003eThe Remains of the Day\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Gentleman in Moscow\u003c\/i\u003e comes \u003ci\u003eThe Waiter\u003c\/i\u003e, in which the finely tuned balance of a timeworn European restaurant is irrevocably upset by an unexpected guest.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Hills dates from a time when pigs were pigs and swine were swine, the Ma tre D' likes to say--in other words from the mid-1800s. Every day begins with the head waiter putting on his jacket. In with one arm, then the other. Shrugged onto his shoulders. Horn buttons done up. Always the same. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere is clinking. Cutlery is moved around porcelain and up to mouths. But in this universe unto itself, there is scarcely any contact between the tables of regulars. And that is precisely how the waiter likes it. Sheer routine...until a beautiful young woman walks through the door and upsets the delicate balance of the restaurant and all it has come to represent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold in a kaleidoscopic rotation of voices--the headwaiter, the bartender, the coat checker, the chef who never speaks--\u003ci\u003eThe Waiter \u003c\/i\u003emarks the North American debut of an exciting new voice in literary fiction that will leave you longing to sit down at The Hills, order a drink, and watch the world go by....\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4180551\"\u003eMatias Faldbakken\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gallery\/Scout Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/18\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.30w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501197536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501197533\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC016000\"\u003eHumorous | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC071000\"\u003eFriendship\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gallery\/Scout Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42683461533933,"sku":"9781501197536","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_c5e52b74-0c9a-4d1a-ac67-978552aaef5c.jpg?v=1649745183","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-waiter-9781501197536","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}