Wine Girl
by Victoria James
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0062961675
- ISBN 13
- 9780062961679
- Seller
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Tempe, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
"An affecting memoir from the countrys youngest sommelier, tracing her path through the glamorous but famously toxic restaurant world
At just twenty-one, the age when most people are starting to drink (well, legally at least), Victoria James became the countrys youngest sommelier at a Michelin-starred restaurant. Even as Victoria was selling bottles worth hundreds and thousands of dollars during the day, passing sommelier certification exams with flying colors, and receiving distinction from all kinds of press, there were still groping patrons, bosses who abused their role and status, and a trip the hospital emergency room.
It would take hitting bottom at a new restaurant and restorative trips to the vineyards where she could feel closest to the wine she loved for Victoria to re-emerge, clear-eyed and passionate, and a proud wine girl of her own Michelin-starred restaurant.
Exhilarating and inspiring, Wine Girlis 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." - Bookfinder
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- Bookseller
- Nostalgic Books & Elements (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24winegirl2020
- Title
- Wine Girl
- Author
- Victoria James
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0062961675
- ISBN 13
- 9780062961679
- Publisher
- Ecco
- Keywords
- wine, memoir, sommelier, restaurants
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
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Nostalgic Books & Elements
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Nostalgic Books & Elements
About Nostalgic Books & Elements
NB&E, prides itself on rescuing unique and nostalgic books that sometimes include an element. I provide detailed descriptions, multiple photographs, and wrap most dust jacket in a protective sleeve.
Books are noted as either SIGNED or INSCRIBED accordingly. If the book is a remainder or ex-library it is noted. I seldom, if ever, sell these types of books. I CHERISH books and want to provide you with the books you will be proud to own.
With gratitude,
Janice Dawson
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