<p><b>"Compelling... [A] sure-bet read-alike for Stephanie Danler's <i>Sweetbitter</i>."</b> --<b>Booklist</b><br><br><b>A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK by BuzzFeed, Goodreads, Electric Lit, <i>New York Post</i>, LitHub, BookRiot, and <i>Library Journal</i></b><br><br><i>The Bartender's Cure</i><b> is a fiercely relatable coming-of-age debut novel about an aspiring bartender at the perfect Brooklyn neighborhood bar.</b><br><br>Samantha definitely does not want to be a bartender. But after a breakup and breakdown in San Francisco, she decides to defer law school for a year to move to New York, crashing on her best friend's couch. When she is offered a job at Joe's Apothecary, a beloved neighborhood bar in Brooklyn, she tells herself it's only temporary.<br><br>As Sam learns more about bartending and gets to know the service industry lifers and loyal regulars at Joe's, she is increasingly seduced by her new job. She finds acceptance in her tight-knit community and even