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Rules of Civility
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm, Rebecca Lowman
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
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Rules of Civility
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Summary
For fans of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's, this a witty, elegant fairytale of New York, set in 1938.
In a New York City jazz bar on the last night of 1937, watching a quartet because she couldn't afford to see the whole ensemble, there were certain things Katey Kontent knew:
- how to sneak into the cinema, and steal silk stockings from Bendel's
- how to type eighty words a minute, five thousand an hour, and nine million a year
- that if you can still lose yourself in a Dickens novel then everything is going to be fine
By the end of the year she'll have learned:
- how to live like a redhead and insist upon the very best
- that chance encounters can be fated, and the word 'yes' can be a poison
- that riches can turn to rags in the trip of a heartbeat...
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- ruth Wilson
- 07-02-23
A delicious book
The narrator is wonderful. You are transported back to the delightful times of the 30's. The parties the clothes the romance.
The characters are engaging and charming. I just didn't want this book to end . Reader you must read this along with any other of amor towles writings.
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- MrsD
- 10-03-23
Hugely disappointed in Rules of Civility
I read A Gentleman in Moscow, a later book by Amor Towles and absolutely loved it. It was a five star read for me and I bought copies as gifts for family and friends.
Unfortunately, Rules of Civility was a disappointment. The first 25% was interesting but the book became a chore after that. It was a relief to finish it.
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- Caroline W.
- 04-03-23
Not as good as his other books
Nice enough. Bit disappointed as I loved his other books. It does give a flavour of New York.
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- sue
- 23-02-23
too long for the content
not my kind of tale...but good background when doing housework.
I would not recommend it.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-02-23
A joy to listen to
Another phenomenal novel by Amos Towles. I truly felt like I was transported to 1930s New York (and also so desperately wanted to be after eating up every word of this book)! A masterful piece of work, excellently written.
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- Dr Jeremy Brereton
- 09-02-23
Magical
Elegant writing from combined with engaging narration created interesting characters. Loved the way he set the listener guessing, right from the beginning, about the fate of Tinker from the two portraits in the exhibition - just wonderful.