{"product_id":"the-waitress-was-new-9780977857692","title":"The Waitress Was New","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis \"charming . . . short account of ordinary goings-on in a French café\" explores love, work, loneliness, and aging as it follows the daily life of a middle-aged Parisian bartender (Lemony Snicket)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Pierre is a veteran bartender in a café in the outskirts of Paris. He observes his customers as they come and go--the young man who drinks beer as he reads \u003ci\u003ePrimo Levi\u003c\/i\u003e, the fellow who from time-to-time strips down and plunges into the nearby Seine, the few regulars who eat and drink there on credit--sizing them up with great accuracy and empathy. Pierre doesn't look outside more than necessary; he prefers to let the world come to him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Soon, however, the café must close its doors, and Pierre finds himself at a loss. As we follow his stream of thoughts over three days, Pierre's humanity and profound solitude both emerge. \u003ci\u003eThe Waitress Was New\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving portrait of human anguish and weakness, of understated nobility and strength.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Archipelago Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780977857692\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 117\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.51h x 5.96w x 0.43d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/22\/2007 pg. 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2007 pg. 1258\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2007 pg. 27\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dominique Fabre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51258204389557,"sku":"9780977857692","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f07e74bf-7251-41e7-b983-37fce6796ab9.jpg?v=1750814388","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-waitress-was-new-9780977857692","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}