Rules of Civility: The stunning debut by the million-copy bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow

Amor Towles

Jul 2011 · Hachette UK

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The New York Times bestseller

'Achingly stylish'
Guardian

'Irresistible'
Daily Telegraph

'Impossibly glamorous'
The Times

'Fabulous'
Observer

'Gripping'
Sunday Times

The unforgettable debut by the bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow and The Lincoln Highway

On the last night of 1937, twenty-five-year-old Katey Kontent is in a second-rate New York City jazz bar trying to stretch three dollars as far as it will go.

But a chance encounter with the handsome banker at the next table changes everything, opening the door to the upper echelons of New York society and a glittering new social circle. Plunged into a dizzy world of cocktail parties, sprawling mansions and glamorous magazine offices, Katey soon learns that there are rules to play by and riches can turn to rags in the trip of a heartbeat . . .


PRAISE FOR AMOR TOWLES

'Towles is not a one trick pony. Like all the best storytellers, he has range'
Bill Gates

'He makes it all seem effortless'
Tana French

'A masterful writer'
Washington Times

'One of the best of today's historical novelists'
Express

'A supreme storyteller'
Publishers Weekly

Ratings and reviews

Set in 1930s New York it has a wonderful flavour of that era. His characters and descriptions are a delight. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Thought provoking, poetry turned into a novel. The words flow so well!

The greater gatsby

About the author

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