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SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
Rules of Civility ~ Amor Towles
****comments by CarolK

It's really hard to put my finger on what made me like Rules of Civility so much. I'm partial to debut novels and their authors so when 4 to 5 star reviews started pouring in on GoodReads for this book, I quickly added it to my list.

The setting of New York, the city would not normally make me clamor to read this book, but the 1938 New York that Rules of Civility depicts captured me right away. I can only believe this is due to Amor Towles ability as a writer. The story seems fairly simple. Two young working girls with limited funds, Katey & Eve, are out for some fun on New Year's Eve when they meet the dapper, rich Tinker Grey. An unlikely friendship forms amongst the three and they find themselves having grand good times together. Two's company, three's a crowd, soon seems evident to Katey, however. From here on in the story belongs to Katey and it's a richly told tale. Wealth, class, friendships, loyalty are all explored with the New York jazz scene playing in the background.

I almost forgot to mention where Towles got his title inspiration...a list of social maxims put together by George Washington in his teenage years, Rules of Civility & Decent Behaviour in Company and Conversation,  Consider the first of the 110 that are reprinted in the appendix and one of my favorites:

"1st Every Action done in Company, ought to be with Some Sign of Respect, to those that are Present."

Good characters and a story that flows easily make this a debut a winner for me. I'll be recommending it to lots of our readers.

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