The Summer Job
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4.1 • 73 Ratings
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- $5.99
Publisher Description
“My perfect summer read! Sure to be one of the sweetest, funniest, and sexiest books of the year.” —Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author of People We Meet on Vacation
Named a Best Beach Read by Cosmopolitan, Entertainment Weekly, New York Post, Bustle, Country Living, Parade, Fortune, and more.
What if you could be someone else? Just for the summer...
Birdy has made a mistake. Everyone imagines running away from their life at some point. But Birdy has actually done it. And the life she's run into is her best friend Heather's. The only problem is, she hasn't told Heather.
The summer job at the highland Scottish hotel that her world class wine-expert friend ditched turns out to be a lot more than Birdy bargained for. Can she survive a summer pretending to be her best friend? And can Birdy stop herself from falling for the first man she's ever actually liked, but who thinks she's someone else?
One good friend's very bad decision is at the heart of this laugh-out-loud love story and unexpected tale of a woman finally finding herself in the strangest of places.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Dent's stressful debut sees a woman living out a classic anxiety dream as she fudges her way through a job she's way underqualified for. When Birdy Finch's best friend, Heather, decides against taking a job as a sommelier at a Scottish inn, Birdy offers to let Heather's potential employers know. But, on a whim, she doesn't—deciding a summer in Scotland is just what she herself needs. Though Birdy has no knowledge of wine, the inn's website shows a run-down cottage with a small, manageable wine list. So when she arrives, posing as Heather, she's shocked to find a newly renovated Loch Dorn Estate with a Michelin-starred chef helming the restaurant. She flails through her first days on the job before buckling down to study the extensive wine list. She also discovers an interest in cooking and an equal fascination with dedicated but reserved chef James. But can their budding relationship and her friendships among Loch Dorn's staff survive after they learn she's not who she claims? The romance is solid, but a key emotional moment happens off-page, making the ending feel unearned, and the side characters outshine self-centered Birdy, making it hard to forgive her deception as her bumbling puts their jobs at risk. Readers will need a high tolerance for anxiety-inducing humor to get into this one.
Customer Reviews
Modern Scotland West Coast Romance!!!!
I absolutely loved this book! Yes, that was influenced by my love of Scotland and enjoyment of the fabulous food and fine dining on the West Coast. What made it exceptional, though, we’re the main characters. Birdy was a version of those of us who simply want acceptance and, in trying to stumble our way through life, we get in over our heads. James was luscious and scrumptious and passionate/sexy, just as many chefs are. I think this one will be great for a re-read since I devoured it too quickly.;)