Bronwyn, Words Worth Books staffer and OBOC committee member, recommends Rules of Civility by Amor Towles as her best read of 2011:
Rules of Civility is the quintessential snapshot of a magical Manhattan in the thirties, a love letter to a forgotten time and different place. This novel is totally fulfilling: the characters are dynamic, the descriptions are lush, and the dialogue is witty and on point. After I was finished the last page, I did something I rarely do – turn back to the first and start reading again.
Read Bronwyn’s full review over at the Words Worth book blog, How to Furnish a Room.
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Loved this book! I thought it captured NYC in this time period.