Table for Two

Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2024 by the New York Times Book Review Podcast,Reader’s DigestTimeand more From the bestselling author of The Lincoln HighwayA Gentleman in Moscowand Rules of Civilitya richly detailed and sharply drawn collection of storiesincluding a novella featuring one of his most beloved characters Millions of Amor Towles fans are in for a treat as he shares some of his shorter fiction: six stories based in New York City and a novella set in Golden Age Hollywood. The New York storiesmost of which take place around the year 2000consider the fateful consequences that can spring from brief encounters and the delicate mechanics of compromise that operate at the heart of modern marriages. In TowlesΓÇÖs novel Rules of Civilitythe indomitable Evelyn Ross leaves New York City in September 1938 with the intention of returning home to Indiana. But as her train pulls into Chicagowhere her parents are waitingshe instead extends her ticket to Los Angeles. Told from seven points of viewΓÇ£Eve in HollywoodΓÇ¥ describes how Eve crafts a new future for herselfΓÇöand othersΓÇöin a noirish tale that takes us through the movie setsbungalowsand dive bars of Los Angeles. Written with his signature withumorand sophisticationTable for Two is another glittering addition to TowlesΓÇÖs canon of stylish and transporting fiction.