"The New York Times" bestselling novel that "enchants on first reading and only improves on the second" ("The Philadelphia Inquirer")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-fiv[...]

A sophisticated and entertaining debut novel about an irresistible young woman with an uncommon sense of purpose.
Set in New York City in 1938, "Rules of Civility" tells the story of a watershed year in the life of an uncompromising twenty-five-year- old named Katey Kontent. Armed with little m[...]

For fans of Fitzgerald and Capote, a witty, elegant fairytale of New York, set in 1938.

"The New York Times" bestselling novel that "enchants on first reading and only improves on the second" ("The Philadelphia Inquirer")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-fiv[...]

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Nyårsafton 1937 i New York. På en jazzbar i Greenwich Village lär Katey och hennes väninna Eve känna den framgångsrike, världsvane och charmerande bankmannen Tinker Grey. Eve och Tinker tillhör överklassen och vet allt om de oskrivna reglerna i [...]

Katey ja Eve säästelevät pennosiaan ja hyväksyvät siksi mieli hyvin satunnaiset herrasmiesten tarjoamat martinilasilliset. Vuoden 1937 viimeinen ilta sujuu tässä mielessä surkeasti, kunnes viereiseen pöytään istahtaa moitteettomasti suittu ja kohtelias nuorimies. Hän on Tinker Grey, pank[...]