A "powerful and compelling" novel about power consent and complicity in our #MeToo era -- for
fans of Sweetbitter and I Have Some Questions for You (Joseph O'Connor author of My Father's
House) Tensions are at an all-time high in an upscale Dublin restaurant as its employees
grapple with the fallout from a shocking scandal involving its head chef The waitress the chef
and the chef's wife may all lovingly describe the food but they agree on little else as their
3 voices reveal a story of power and complicity and the courage it takes to face the truth.
When Hannah learns that famed chef Daniel Costello is facing accusations of sexual assault
she's thrown back to the summer she spent waitressing at his high-end Dublin restaurant when
she was a young college student-- the plush splendour of the dining rooms the wild parties
after service the sizzling tension of the kitchens. But Hannah also remembers how the
attention from Daniel soon morphed from kindness into something darker. Now the restaurant is
shuttered and Daniel tries to understand how his life is now completely out of his control. His
wife Julie is hiding from paparazzi trying to come to terms with the legal case while suddenly
questioning her life and marriage as she attempts to protect her two sons. Surrounded by the
wreckage of the past Daniel Julie and Hannah must reconsider what happened at the
restaurant. Beautifully written and cleverly told in 3 voices this scorching novel explores
uncomfortable truths about our changing social norms with nuance and complexity.
