{"product_id":"rules-of-civility-paperback","title":"Rules Of Civility (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE UNFORGETTABLE DEBUT BY THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eA GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eTerrific. \u003c\/b\u003eA smart, witty, charming dry-martini of a novel\u003cb\u003e' David Nicholls, author of \u003ci\u003eOne Day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Achingly stylish . . . \u003cb\u003ewitty, slick\u003c\/b\u003e production, replete with dark intrigue, period details, and a suitably Katharine Hepburn-like heroine' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'If the unthinkable happened and I could never read another new work of fiction . . . I'd simply re-read this \u003cb\u003esparkling, stylish\u003c\/b\u003e book, with yet another round of martinis as dry as the author's wit' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHerald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a 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: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ethe location of every old church in Manhattan\u003cbr\u003ehow to sneak into the cinema\u003cbr\u003ehow to type eighty words a minute, five thousand an hour, and nine million a year\u003cbr\u003eand that if you can still lose yourself in a Dickens novel then everything is going to be fine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy the end of the year she'd learned:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehow to live like a redhead\u003cbr\u003eand insist upon the very best;\u003cbr\u003ethat riches can turn to rags in the trip of a heartbeat,\u003cbr\u003echance encounters can be fated, and the word 'yes' can be a poison.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThat's how quickly New York City comes about, like a weathervane, or the head of a cobra. Time tells which.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A love letter to the city and the era . . . Towles creates a narrative that sparkles with sentences so beautiful you'll stop and re-read them. A delicious and memorable novel that will leave you wistful - and desperate for a martini' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eStylist \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amor Towles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40306544181426,"sku":"9781444708875","price":315.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/products\/93124_611eb6deebb3d6.98941096_9781444708875_c88a63ba-0fea-492b-bebc-bf43116fd264.jpg?v=1682694594","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/rules-of-civility-paperback","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}