Both Kate and Evelyn are enamored of sophisticated Tinker Grey, who they meet in a jazz club he appears to be another handsome, moneyed gent, but as the women vie for his affection, a tragic event may seal a burgeoning romance's fate. Kate and her roommate, Evelyn Ross, have moved to Manhattan for its culture and the chance to class up their lives with glamour-be it with jazz musicians, trust fund lotharios, or any man with a hint of charm who will pay for dinner and drinks. In his smashing debut, Towles details the intriguing life of Katherine Kontent and how her world is upended by the fateful events of 1938.
clearly knows the privileged world he's writing about, as well as the vivid, sometimes reckless characters who inhabit it. Put on some Billie Holiday, pour a dry martini and immerse yourself in the eventful life of Katey Kontent. The new novel we couldn't put down.in 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.
This very good first novel about striving and surviving in Depression-era Manhattan deserves attention The great strength of Rules of Civility is in the sharp, sure-handed evocation of Manhattan in the late '30s.Įven 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. With this snappy period piece, Towles resurrects the cinematic black-and-white Manhattan of the golden age of screwball comedy, gal-pal camaraderie and romantic mischief.
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