A Gentleman In Moscow Summary

Rules of Civility

The unforgettable debut by the million-copy bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow, The Lincoln Highway and Table for Two 'Irresistible' Daily Telegraph 'Impossibly glamorous' The Times 'Fabulous' Observer On the last night of 1937, twenty-five-year-old Katey Kontent is in a second-rate New York City jazz bar trying to stretch three dollars as far as it will go. But a chance encounter with the handsome banker at the next table changes everything, opening the door to the upper echelons of New York society and a glittering new social circle. Plunged into a dizzy world of cocktail parties, sprawling mansions and glamorous magazine offices, Katey soon learns that there are rules to play by and riches can turn to rags in the trip of a heartbeat . . . Praise for Amor Towles 'He makes it all seem effortless' Tana French 'A masterful writer' Washington Times 'One of the best of today's historical novelists' Express 'A supreme storyteller' Publishers Weekly

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Fathers and Sons

With an introduction by Rosamund Bartlett and an afterword by Tatiana Tolstaya Turgenev's depiction of the conflict between generations and their ideals stunned readers when Fathers and Sons was first published in 1862. But many could also sympathize with Arkady's fascination with its nihilist hero whose story vividly captures the hopes and regrets of a changing Russia. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.