Rules of Civility by Towles, Amor

From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway and A Gentleman in Moscow, a "sharply stylish" (Boston Globe) book about a young woman in post-Depression era New York who suddenly finds herself thrust into high society--now with over one million readers worldwide

On the last night of 1937, twenty-five-year-old Katey Kontent is in a second-rate Greenwich Village jazz bar when Tinker Grey, a handsome banker, happens to sit down at the neighboring table. This chance encounter and its startling consequences propel Katey on a year-long journey into the upper echelons of New York society--where she will have little to rely upon other than a bracing wit and her own brand of cool nerve.

With its sparkling depiction of New York's social strata, its intricate imagery and themes, and its immensely appealing characters, Rules of Civility won the hearts of readers and critics alike.

Author: Amor Towles
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 06/26/2012
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780143121169
Age Range: 18-UP

Review Citation(s):
Entertainment Weekly 06/29/2012 pg. 77
People 07/16/2012 pg. 51
New York Times Book Review 07/15/2012 pg. 28

About the Author
Amor Towles is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Rules of Civility, A Gentleman in Moscow, and The Lincoln Highway. The three novels have collectively sold millions of copies and have been translated into more than thirty-five languages. Towles lives in Manhattan with his wife and two children.