Rules of Civility Paperback - 2012
by Amor Towles
Towles delivers a sophisticated and entertaining debut novel about an irresistible young woman with an uncommon sense of purpose. Elegant and captivating, "Rules of Civility" turns a Jamesian eye on how spur-of-the-moment decisions define life for decades to come.
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The New York Times bestselling novel that "enchants on first reading and only improves on the second" (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
This sophisticated and entertaining first novel presents the story of a young woman whose life is on the brink of transformation. 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.
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- Title Rules of Civility
- Author Amor Towles
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 368
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, New York
- Date 2012-06-26
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian
- ISBN 9780143121169 / 0143121162
- Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
- Dimensions 8.3 x 5.5 x 1 in (21.08 x 13.97 x 2.54 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Topical: Coming of Age
- Library of Congress subjects Psychological fiction, New York (N.Y.)
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Citations
- Entertainment Weekly, 06/29/2012, Page 77
- New York Times Book Review, 07/15/2012, Page 28
- People, 07/16/2012, Page 51
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