3750 Book Club Meet for April 2023
3750 Book Club Meet for April 2023
A Waiter in Paris: Adventures in the Dark Heart of the City
Edward Chisholm
A waiter’s job is to deceive you. They want you to believe in a luxurious calm because on the other side of the door…is hell.
Edward Chisholm’s spellbinding memoir of his time as a Parisian waiter takes you beneath the surface of one of the most iconic cities in the world—and right into its glorious underbelly.
He inhabits a world of inhuman hours, snatched sleep and dive bars; scraping by on coffee, bread and cigarettes, often under sadistic managers, with a wage so low you’re fighting your colleagues for tips. Your colleagues—including thieves, narcissists, ex-soldiers, immigrants, wannabe actors, and drug dealers—are the closest thing to a family that you’ve got.
It’s physically demanding, frequently humiliating and incredibly competitive. But it doesn’t matter because you’re in Paris, the center of the universe, and there’s nowhere else you’d rather be in the world. (Goodreads)
3750 Book Club Meet for April 2023—3750 Lake Shore Drive, Inc. (3750lsd.net)
If you have ever lived in or visited Paris, come share your experiences and join us for a lively discussion of this book on Monday, May 1st @7:00 pm in the Grace street lobby. Please RSVP Todd Cannon 4B at toddcannon@comcast.net or 312-841-9795 if you wish to attend.
