Rules of Civility

This elegant and enjoyable debut tells the tale of a young lady whose life is about to change drastically. Twenty-five-year-old Katey Kontent is at a dingy Greenwich Village jazz club on the final night of 1937 when her neighbor, the attractive banker Tinker Grey, takes a seat at the next table. A year-long voyage into the highest echelons of New York society is set in motion by this fortuitous meeting and its unexpected repercussions, leaving Katey with nothing more than her own brand of cool courage and sharp wit as her only resources. Readers and reviewers alike were enthralled by Rules of Civility because of its deep ideas and imagery, glittering portrayal of New York's social levels, and very endearing characters.