Service

Hardback Published on: 04/05/2023; Language: English, English (Original language of a translated text)
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Service
Brave, atmospheric, compelling
Service is set around a Dublin restaurant at the peak of fine dining, and follows three narratives, that of Hannah, a young waitress, her boss the chef Dan... READ MORE
Leonie
Service
High octane, televisual lit-fic
Coming off the success of 'Boiling Point' and 'The Bear', Gilmartin's novel flits through the swinging back-of-house kitchen doors, an unsparing evocation ... READ MORE
Archie at Wells
Service
Gritty view of power and coercion in the seductive world or the high end restaurant
Through the alternating viewpoints of the chef, the waitress and the wife Sarah Gilmartin skilfully dissects the issues of consent, complicity and power in... READ MORE
Sally, Richmond

Synopsis

'The exhilarating and exhausting life of a high-end restaurant is beautifully recreated' Irish Independent

When Hannah learns that star chef Daniel Costello is facing accusations of sexual assault, she's thrown back to her summer waitressing at his high-end Dublin restaurant. A glamorous world of talent and testosterone, where attention from Daniel morphed into something darker...

Now the restaurant is shuttered and Daniel is faced with the reality of the courtroom. His wife Julie is hiding from paparazzi lenses behind the bedroom curtains.

Surrounded by the wreckage of the past, their three voices reveal a story of power, complicity and the courage that it takes to face the truth.'Superb' Lucy Caldwell, author of These Days

'Rich, rare and well done' Irish Times

'Coolly furious'Marie Claire

'Smart, stylish and darkly funny' Aingeala Flannery, author of The Amusements

'Powerful and compelling' Joseph O'Connor, author of The Starless Sea

'A hugely gripping literary page-turner' Claire Powell, author of At the Table

'Prose as sharp as a chef's best knife' Victoria Kennefick, author of Egg/Shell

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Pushkin Press
  • ISBN: 9781911590804
  • Number of pages: 256
  • Dimensions: 216 x 135 mm
  • Languages: English, English (Original language of a translated text)

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Service
An acerbic, incisive #MeToo novel
Service follows a celebrity chef faced with a reckoning when rape accusations against him appear on social media, his wife who has chosen not to examine hi... READ MORE
Susan Osborne
Service
A thought-provoking read for lit-fic lovers.
Bookish Yays: ✔ Nicely developed characters, not surprising for a well-written literary fiction work. Hannah and Julie were so different from each other, a... READ MORE
Rosh
Service
A compelling & thought provoking read.
The story is cleverly told over 3 separate POV’s, giving a really thorough view of the story from all angles. It gives a real depth to the plot and adds a ... READ MORE
Kiera-Lea Ticehurst
Service
Surprisingly excellent!
Former waitress Hannah hears that her ex-employer is up for trial on rape charges. She decides not to come forward but it thrown back to the time that she... READ MORE
Jo-anne Atkinson
Service
From Three Voices
When the #MeToo Movement went viral, a number of renowned chefs were taken down. It was hardly surprising to find rampant sexual harassment in the restaura... READ MORE
Michael Burke
Service
So relevant
4.5 A sexual assault case against chef Daniel Costello is brought before the court in Dublin. Three versions but who is telling the truth? The waitress... READ MORE
Celia Short
Service
Compelling and masterful
I adored this book - very biting and fresh, yet at the same time deeply heartbreaking. An astute dissection of power and consent that will stay with me for... READ MORE
Hannah Librarian
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