rules of civility: a novel  <p><b>from the #1</b> <i><b>new york times</b></i><b>-bestselling author of</b> <i><b>the lincoln highway and</b> <b>a gentleman in moscow</b></i><b>, a “sharply stylish” (</b><i><b>boston globe</b></i><b>) 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</b><br /><br />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.<br /><br />with its sparkling depiction of new york’s social strata, its intricate imagery and themes, and its immensely appealing characters, <i>rules of civility</i> won the hearts of readers and critics alike.</p>