Rules of Civility: A Novel Audiobook

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From the New York Times-bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow, a sharply stylish (Boston Globe) book for Mom on Mother’s Day about a young woman in post-Depression era New York who suddenly finds herself thrust into high societynow 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 societywhere 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 Yorks social strata, its intricate imagery and themes, and its immensely appealing characters, Rules of Civility won the hearts of readers and critics alike. Download and start listening now!

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An irresistible and astonishingly assured debut about working class-women and world-weary WASPs in 1930s New Yorkin the crisp, noirish prose of the era, Towles portrays complex relationships in a city that is at once melting pot and elitist enclave and a thoroughly modern heroine who fearlessly claims her place in it. – O, the Oprah Magazine – With this snappy period piece, Towles resurrects the cinematic black-and-white Manhattan of the golden age[his] characters are youthful Americans in tricky times, trying to create authentic lives. – The New York Times Book Review This very good first novel about striving and surviving in Depression-era Manhattan deserves attentionThe great strength of Rules of Civility is in the sharp, sure-handed evocation of Manhattan in the late 30s. – Wall Street Journal Put on some Billie Holiday, pour a dry martini and immerse yourself in the eventful life of Katey Kontent[Towles] clearly knows the privileged world hes writing about, as well as the vivid, sometimes reckless characters who inhabit it. – People [A] wonderful debut novelTowles [plays] with some of the great themes of love and class, luck and fated encounters that animated Whartons novels. – The Chicago Tribune Glitteringfilled with snappy dialogue, sharp observations and an array of terrifically drawn charactersTowles writes with grace and verve about the mores and manners of a society on the cusp of radical change. – NPR.org Glamorous Gotham in one to relisha book that enchants on first reading and only improves on the second. – The Philadelphia Inquirer This very good first novel about striving and surviving in Depression-era Manhattan deserves attentionThe great strength of Rules of Civility is in the sharp, sure-handedevocation of Manhattan in the late 30s. – Wall Street Journal Even the most jaded New Yorker can see the beauty in Amor Towles Rules of Civility, the antiqued portrait of an unlikely jet set making the most of Manhattan. – San Francisco Chronicle An elegant, pithy performance by a first-time novelist who couldnt seem more familiar with his characters or territory. – Kirkus Reviews With this snappy period piece, Towles resurrects the cinematic black-and-white Manhattan of the golden age[his] characters are youthful Americans in tricky times, trying to create authentic lives. – New York Times Book Review