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>