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76 Photo: David Jacobs n e w y o r k t i m e s b e s t s e l l e r Rules of Civility A Novel Amor Towles This sophisticated and entertaining first novel presents the story of a young woman whose life is on the brink of transformation. On the last night of 1937, twenty-fiveyear-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.With its sparkling depiction of New York’s social strata, its intricate imagery and themes, and its immensely appealing characters, Rules of Civility won the hearts of readers and critics alike. AMoR towles is a principal at an investment firm in Manhattan, where he lives with his wife and two children. Rules of Civility is his first novel. “ 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.” —O, The Oprah Magazine “ With this snappy period piece, Towles resurrects the cinematic black-andwhite Manhattan of the golden age.” —The New York Times Book Review “ A wonderful debut novel . . . Towles [plays] with some of the great themes of love and class, luck, and fated encounters that animated Wharton novels.” —Chicago Tribune 12-Copy Floor Display with special header ISBN 978-0-14-750806-5 $192.00 ($204.00 CAN) Rules of Civility Poster ISBN 978-0-14-750807-2 FREE Readers Guide available at penguin.com 10-City Author Tour Online Publicity National Print Advertising Radio Advertising Online Advertising Academic and library Marketing
The New York Times bestselling novel that “enchants on first reading and only improves on the second” (The Philadelphia Inquirer) n A New York Times bestseller n Hit #1 on the Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times bestseller lists and was also a San Francisco Chronicle and Publishers Weekly bestseller n Foreign rights have been sold in 14 countries n Features a step-back cover n Visit amortowles.com—featuring background material on the 1930s, supplemental essays, and a music playlist n Also available as an e-book From Rules of Civility: That New Year’s, we started the evening with a plan of stretching three dollars as far as it would go. We weren’t going to bother ourselves with boys. More than a few had had their chance with us in 1937, and we had no intention of squandering the last hours of the year on latecomers. We were going to perch in this low-rent bar where the music was taken seriously enough that two good-looking girls wouldn’t be bothered and where the gin was cheap enough that we could each have one martini an hour. We intended to smoke a little more than polite society allowed. And once midnight had passed without ceremony, we were going to a Ukrainian diner on Second Avenue where the late-night special was coffee, eggs, and toast for fifteen cents. But a little after nine-thirty, we drank eleven o’clock’s gin. And at ten, we drank the eggs and toast. We had four nickels between us and we hadn’t had a bite to eat. It was time to start improvising . . . iSBN 978-0-14-312116-9 $16.00 ($17.00 CAN) Fiction 5 1 /2 x 8 7 /16 352 pp. Rights: E30 b/w photos throughout Pub history: Viking hc 978-0-670-02269-4 On sale: 7/31/<strong>2012</strong> SuGGeSTeD ORDeR Unabridged CDs • 10 CDs, 11 1 /2 hours 978-0-14-242927-3 $39.95 ($46.00 CAN) Unabridged Download • 11 1 /2 hours 978-1-10-152636-1 $39.95 ($46.00 CAN) ClASSiC PeNGuiN AuGuST 77
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