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‘Absolutely compelling. Every page fizzes with energy and observation’ Rebecca Wait, author of I’m Sorry You Feel That Way

‘A powerful and compelling novel from a very gifted writer’ Joseph O’Connor, author of My Father’s House

‘Consummately done. The prose is clean, crisp, perfectly-filleted; the pace and tension perfectly controlled, to the very last page’ Lucy Caldwell, author of Intimacies

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The scorching, engrossing novel about the fallout from a scandal-struck high-end restaurant

When Hannah learns that famed chef Daniel Costello is facing accusations of sexual assault, she’s thrown back to the summer she spent waitressing at his high-end Dublin restaurant – the plush splendour of the dining rooms, the wild parties after service, the sizzling tension of the kitchens. But Hannah also remembers how the attention from Daniel soon morphed from kindness into something darker.

Now the restaurant is shuttered and Daniel is faced with the reality of a courtroom. His wife Julie is hiding from paparazzi lenses behind the bedroom curtains. Surrounded by the wreckage of the past, Daniel, Julie and Hannah are all forced to reconsider what happened at the restaurant. Their three different voices reveal a story of power and complicity, of the lies that we tell and the courage that it takes to face the truth.

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READERS LOVE SERVICE

‘A proper novel, each thread felt true… It’s been an excellent read’ *****
‘Acerbic, incisive’ *****
‘This book is superb’ *****
‘The characterisation is perceptive and incisive’ ****

MORE PRAISE FOR SERVICE

‘Ferocious, minutely accurate, damning’ Ross Raisin, author of God’s Own Country

‘A hugely gripping literary page-turner. Sharp, visceral and shocking’ Claire Powell, author of At the Table

‘A brilliantly observed, immersive novel which tells the “me too” story from every angle’ Amber Medland, author of Wild Pets

‘Service is gripping, fearless and raw’ Una Mannion, author of A Crooked Tree

‘I raced through Service. Sarah Gilmartin is a smart, stylish and darkly funny writer’ Aingeala Flannery, author of The Amusements

‘I gorged every page… compelling and brilliant’ Victoria Kennefick

Publisher Review

'Absolutely compelling. Every page fizzes with energy and observation. Gilmartin combines effortless, elegant writing with a momentum that propels you onwards, barely pausing until you've reached the end. A masterful novel' - Rebecca Wait, author of I'm Sorry You Feel That Way 'A powerful and compelling novel from a very gifted writer' - Joseph O'Connor, author of My Father's House and The Star of the Sea 'A hugely gripping literary page-turner. Sharp, visceral and shocking' - Claire Powell, author of At the Table 'Sarah Gilmartin's second novel is consummately done. The prose is clean, crisp, perfectly-filleted; the pace and tension perfectly controlled, to the very last page. Superb.' - Lucy Caldwell 'A brilliantly observed immersive novel which tells the 'me too' story from every angle' - Amber Medland, author of Wild Pets 'The exhausting and exhilarating life of a high-end restaurant is beautifully recreated in this masterful novel . . . deeply satisfying . . . A writer correctly confident in her recipe' - Emma Healey (author of Elizabeth is Missing) Irish Independent 'Fantastic... a layered and thoughtful story about misbehaviour and who bears the impact of it' - Fiction of 2023, The Journal