Turning Tables - Heather & Rose MacDowell

This identical twin team have written a very compelling debut novel here based on their own experiences in the food industry.

You follow Erin just a few weeks after she has been let go from her well payed marketing job. She catches a break with a little help from a family friend land a coveted job as a server at one of New York's finest Upper East Side eateries, complete with it's own celebrity chef, outrageous owners and colourful array of waiting staff.

Landing such a position turns out to have been the easy part as Erin must learn how to master the art of serving. From the very basics of taking orders to being a shrink for customers and coercing people to order up to increase her tips.

All this as well as trying to juggle as personal life and sort out her feelings fro a handsome and down to earth friendly frequent customer.

Jaki's review

This novel hits waitressing on the head. The authors experience in the field clearly chows in the extremely accurate depictions of life in a restaurant. Whilst reading I was reminded of my own times as a server and all the trials and tribulations accompanied with it.

For those who haven't working in the industry before, you will be in for a shock as to what actually goes on in a restaurant just to get your good out. And you will begin to understand that there actually is an art to the profession and that not everyone is cut out for it.

Set with a great pace that follows the cadence of a real waitressing life, this book will leave you wanting to know what crazy and unreasonable tasks Erin is going to be faced with next, and whether or not she will survive through this 'phase' in her life.

NOTE: Strong language.