Ground Up
By Michael Idov
2009
First Published
3.59
Average Rating
290
Number of Pages
Light streams through the windows as the espresso machine roars; a gorgeous, rich scent fills the air; and witty conversation unspools over the porcelain cups. That's the café dream. Mark and Nina are about to experience the reality. Determined to re-create the perfect Viennese coffeehouse, they descend on New York's gritty but hip Lower East Side to educate the locals on authentic café culture. Soon Mark and Nina are in a downward spiral that will strip them of money, friends, sex life, status, shelter, and, finally, sanity―and offer salvation through something they have never disaster. Inspired by the author's own coffeehouse hell, Ground Up is a sharp and funny portrait of a New York constantly reinventing itself, and a surprisingly tender story of falling out of love and back in it again.
Avg Rating
3.59
Number of Ratings
521
5 STARS
21%
4 STARS
35%
3 STARS
28%
2 STARS
12%
1 STARS
3%
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Author
Michael Idov
Author · 4 books
Михаил Идов - журналист, публицист, писатель. Начинал печататься еще в родной Риге, в газете "Советская молодежь". Потом с родителями уехал в США, где, отучившись в Мичиганском университете на сценариста, публиковался в изданиях The Village Voice, New York Magazine, GQ и других. Стал трижды лауреатом премии National Magazine Award. В 2012 году переехал в Москву, чтобы стать главным редактором российской версии GQ. Одновременно с журналистскими материалами Идов пишет прозу на английском и русском.
