The Perfect Manhattan: A Novel

The Perfect Manhattan: A Novel

Meet Cassie Ellisâ€”a young college graduate with the world on a string, a yen for screenwriting, and a need for fast cash to pay off her student loans. Eager to avoid the lucrative snooze-fest of a reliable consulting job, she shocks everyone she knows by opting for a sexier, more flexible job: mixing drinks. Never mind that she doesnâ€™t know single-malt whiskey from Jack Danielâ€™s: sheâ€™s eager to learn. And under the tutelage of a sexy Soho bar owner, sheâ€™s soon cranking out three-olive martinis with the cityâ€™s glitterati fifteen-deep at the barâ€”all while angling for tips, fielding bad pick-up lines, and trying to keep up with the other bartenders who party as hard as their stylish clientele.

When Cassie accepts a summer gig bartending in the Hamptons, New Yorkâ€™s most elite summer destination, she finds herself catapulted into a whirlwind of dazzling celebrity and over-the-top wealth unlike anything sheâ€™s ever seen. Life behind the velvet rope is hard to resist, especially when she finds herself falling for a Hamptons hottie named James. But as the summer progresses, and she finds herself surrounded by playboys, moguls, spoiled rich kids, and Paris Hilton clones in strappy stilettos, she soon wonders if playing the ersatz socialiteâ€”while actually trying to make a livingâ€”is more than she bargained for.

Drawn from the authorsâ€™ own experiences as bartenders in the thick of New Yorkâ€™s party scene, The Perfect Manhattan is a perfect mix of sparkling social satire, romance, comedy, and scandal that provides a fast-paced, enormously entertaining look inside the life on the chichi side of the tracks.
Country USA
Brand Broadway Books
Manufacturer Crown
Binding Paperback
Color Tan
ReleaseDate 2006-05-23
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780767918503

Country	USA
Brand	Broadway Books
Manufacturer	Crown
Binding	Paperback
Color	Tan
ReleaseDate	2006-05-23
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780767918503

The Perfect Manhattan: A Novel

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