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“We had dry martinis; great wing-shaped glasses of perfumed fire, tangy as the early morning air.”

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In this witty and charming novel, a young woman from the United States finds herself in post-war France, struggling to adapt to the local customs and the challenges of a new lifestyle. Through her misadventures and encounters with various characters, she learns about love, friendship, and the complexities of cultural differences. more

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Elaine Dundy

Elaine Dundy (August 1, 1921 - May 1, 2008) was an American novelist known for her distinctive writing style and profound portrayal of female characters. more

“So he stopped at the first of them, a frigid hothouse whose front tipped forward over the street in defiance of gravity, taste, and ordinance; inside, the tender daytime flowers could be seen huddling in family groups beneath a constant, unseen sun, and behind them was the hermetic door to the dark Cactus Room where the shy nocturnal plants, genus cereus, could bloom in privacy at any hour. Vivien, once out of the car, appeared less constrained. She did not have that stiffness so many have on first entering bars, that air of waiting stubbornly for alcohol to loosen them, which so often presages their manner when it comes' time for bed. She was already excited when the martinis came.”

Bar Martinis Alcohoil

Book:Wall to Wall

Source: Wall to Wall

“Martinis as cold as a banker's handclasp and dry as a deacon's cupboard.”

Martinis

Author:Matthew Blood

“We sat in a corner of the bar at Victor's and drank gimlets. "They don't know how to make them here," he said. "What they call a gimlet is just some lime or lemon juice and gin with a dash of sugar and bitters. A real gimlet is half gin and half Rose's Lime Juice and nothing else. It beats martinis hollow.”

Drinking Cocktails Gin Martinis Gimlet

Book:The Long Goodbye

Source: The Long Goodbye

“I like my women like I like my martinis—smooth, bold, and with a twist of trouble.”