Rules of Civility Excerpt - Amor Towles

The Novel We Couldn't Put Down: An Exclusive Excerpt from Rules of Civility

By Amor Towles

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Read an excerpt from the first chapter of Rules of Civility, by Amor Towles.

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Published on July 05, 2011

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