Publishers released this small low Kb teaser.
Paul Goldfinger photo. Left Bank waiters in Paris. Photo to be used on book cover.By Paul Goldfinger, Editor, Blogfinger.net
There is interest building on the Net since this book will be coming out in the spring. 3 publishers will be presenting Edward Chisholm’s book A Waiter in Paris: England, Canada, and New York.
One of the publishers has already posted a summary: (below)
“A waiter’s job is to deceive you. They want you to believe in a luxurious calm because on the other side of that door…is hell.
“Edward Chisholm’s spellbinding memoir of his time as a Parisian waiter takes you below 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. Colleagues – including thieves, narcissists, ex-Legionnaires, paperless immigrants, wannabe actors and drug dealers – who are the closest thing to 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.
©2022 Edward Chisholm (P)2022 Octopus Publishing Group
It’s too early for dinner. Americans always arrive too early.
The French know how to eat: go slow and savor your food; a sip of wine and one small bite at a time. Then put down your fork and take a moment.
Try to speak French to the waiter, but he won’t understand. I say “beurre” but he acts like he doesn’t understand. I took 6 years of French. I can say “beurre.”
He says, “Speak English.” I say, “Butter please.”
He says, “OK.”
They’re like that, but they sure can cook.
Susan: The publisher, Octapus Publishing,in the UK, had the rights to the book for Europe. Their “Picture Research Manager” was looking for a photo for the book cover, and I think she found my image on an Internet search—probably on Blogfinger. Then she contacted me to acquire the rights to use this image for that purpose.
Then she connected me with the Canadian publisher and then with the American publisher.
I had no contact with the author.
I am eager to read this book. It will probably come out on Kindle first.
That’s a great photo, very exciting to hear it’s going to be a cover. How did the book’s author connect with you regarding your photo?