The Girl with the Duck Tattoo: A Memoir

In this extensive 650-page memoir, Sarma Melngailis shares her full story, starting from her entry into jail at Rikers Island after her arrest for grand larceny and fraud related to her restaurants.

Spanning eight years of writing—from a 300,000-word first draft—she details her journey from Wharton graduate and successful restaurateur behind Pure Food and Wine to the 'Bad Vegan' scandal sensationalized by Netflix, emphasizing her control over her own account of resilience and recovery.