num_pages: 294
description: Fantastically funny fresh and utterly relatable Brooklyn Girls by Gemma Burgess is the first novel in her brand new series about five twenty-something friendsPia Angie Julia Coco and Madeleinesharing a brownstone in hip downtown Brooklyn and discovering the ups and downs and ins and outs of their semi-adult lives. The first story belongs to sophisticated spoiled and stylish Pia who finds herself completely unemployed unemployable and broke. So what is a recent grad with an art history degree and an unfortunate history of Facebook topless photos to do? Start a food truck business of course! Pia takes on the surprisingly cutthroat Brooklyn world of hybrid lettuce growers artisanal yogurt makers and homemade butter producers to start SkinnyWheelsall while dealing with hipster bees one-night-stands heartbreak parental fury wild parties revenge jail loan sharks playboys karaoke true love and one adorable pink food truck. And that's without counting her roommates' problems too. Gemma Burgess has captured the confusion hilarity and excitement of the post-graduate years against a backdrop of the pressures and chaos of New York City life with heartfelt empathy fast humor and sharp honesty.A charming debut series about five twenty-something girls and the humor heartbreak and drama that bring them together.
language: English
title: Brooklyn Girls
publisher: St. Martin's Griffin